The New Public Service? Empirical Research on Job Choice Motivation in the Nonprofit Sector

Authors

Jessica K. A. Word, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Sung Min ParkFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-9-2015

Publication Title

Personnel Review

Volume

44

Issue

1

First page number:

91

Last page number:

118

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing the decision of managers to work in the nonprofit sector and how these choices are shaped by intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. Additionally, this research examines the impact of job choice motivation on social, community and professional outcomes and the unique characteristics of managers in the nonprofit sector.

Keywords

Quantitative; Human resource management; Advanced statistical; Community involvement; Job choice motivation; Nonprofit agencies; P-E fit; Public service motivation

Repository Citation

Word, J. K., Park, S. (2015). The New Public Service? Empirical Research on Job Choice Motivation in the Nonprofit Sector. Personnel Review, 44(1), 91-118.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/PR-07-2012-0120