TESTING THE PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION AND CALLING IN HUNGARY
TESTING THE PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION AND CALLING IN HUNGARY

Summary/Abstract: The motivation of public servants has become crucial in the shaping ofways and methods of the public sector reform. The goal of this study is to test a novel PSM (Public Service Motivation) model of the Hungarian public sector by adaptingthe New Public Passion research framework. The novel model tests the predictiverelationship between PSM and Calling. By using an archive database of the ISSP 2015,four hypotheses were tested, and verified one of them. Results demonstrate that a PSMmodel could in fact be adapted to the Hungarian public sector. Comparing the publicsector and private sector employees, significant difference was found between the effectof organizational commitment on work satisfaction. In the public sector employeemodel, Calling had direct and indirect effects on work satisfaction.

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