Do Employees Behave Differently in Public - Vs Private-Sector Organizations?

Baarspul, H.C. and Wilderom, C.P.M. (2012) Do Employees Behave Differently in Public - Vs Private-Sector Organizations? Public management review, 13 (7). 967 - 1002. ISSN 1471-9037

PDF
Restricted to UT campus only: Request a copy
200Kb

Abstract:	Governmental, public-sector organizations are known to operate differently than private, for-profit organizations. But do sector differences exist at the individual level as well? In this article we review twenty-eight hypothesis-driven empirical studies on this question. Most of the single studies found significant individual-level differences between the two sectors, although not always in the expected direction. After showing the limited available evidence, we criticize this line of inquiry and recommend to: (1) test broader models in which sector is only one of a range of variables; (2) enhance refinement in the use of research methods; and (3) improve the theoretical underpinning
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© Routledge
Faculty:	Management and Governance (SMG)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/81234
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2011.589614
Export this item as:	BibTeX EndNote HTML Citation Reference Manager

Show download statistics for this publication

Repository Staff Only: item control page

Metis ID: 287691