Abstract
Both leadership and public service motivation are important issues in contemporary public
administration. By connecting these issues, the aim of this paper is to assess the impact of
transformational leadership behavior (promoting public values) on public service motivation
development. Two hypotheses were tested with a dataset of 3506 state civil servants in
Belgium. The analysis shows that a positive relation exists, and that it is moderated by a set of
basic psychological needs (security, autonomy, competence and relatedness). The results
demonstrate the validity of an institutional theory of public service motivation.
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2009 |
| Event | Public Management Research Conference, Glenn School of Public Affairs - Columbus, Ohio Duration: 1 Oct 2009 → 3 Oct 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | Public Management Research Conference, Glenn School of Public Affairs |
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| City | Columbus, Ohio |
| Period | 1/10/09 → 3/10/09 |