Examining the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational differences between scholars and non-scholars public servants in Singapore

Seemingly counterintuitive, could it possible for public servants to serve public interests and yet, be extrinsically motivated at the same time? Using concepts such as public service motivation (PSM), love of money (LOM) and other motivation theories such as self-determination theory (SDT), we exam...

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Main Authors: Chong, Zi Yi, Lee, Jobain Jun Hao, Ong, Tessa Yu Xian
Other Authors: Chen Chung-An
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-766692019-12-10T11:53:01Z Examining the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational differences between scholars and non-scholars public servants in Singapore Chong, Zi Yi Lee, Jobain Jun Hao Ong, Tessa Yu Xian Chen Chung-An School of Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Public administration::Asia::Singapore Seemingly counterintuitive, could it possible for public servants to serve public interests and yet, be extrinsically motivated at the same time? Using concepts such as public service motivation (PSM), love of money (LOM) and other motivation theories such as self-determination theory (SDT), we examined the differences in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of 100 scholars public servants and 100 non-scholars public servants in Singapore. Our findings suggest that scholars and non-scholars public servants differ in their intrinsic and extrinsic motivational constructs. Theoretically, PSM and LOM is thought be incompatible, this was true for the non-scholars group but we found them to be compatible for the scholars group. Both groups were driven by identified motivation. In the conclusion, we discussed how our findings shed light on future research in the Singapore context, and possible administrative reforms that the Singapore government can take. Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy and Global Affairs 2019-04-02T08:59:54Z 2019-04-02T08:59:54Z 2019 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76669 en 37 p. application/pdf
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Ong, Tessa Yu Xian
Examining the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational differences between scholars and non-scholars public servants in Singapore
description Seemingly counterintuitive, could it possible for public servants to serve public interests and yet, be extrinsically motivated at the same time? Using concepts such as public service motivation (PSM), love of money (LOM) and other motivation theories such as self-determination theory (SDT), we examined the differences in intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of 100 scholars public servants and 100 non-scholars public servants in Singapore. Our findings suggest that scholars and non-scholars public servants differ in their intrinsic and extrinsic motivational constructs. Theoretically, PSM and LOM is thought be incompatible, this was true for the non-scholars group but we found them to be compatible for the scholars group. Both groups were driven by identified motivation. In the conclusion, we discussed how our findings shed light on future research in the Singapore context, and possible administrative reforms that the Singapore government can take.
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author Chong, Zi Yi
Lee, Jobain Jun Hao
Ong, Tessa Yu Xian
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title Examining the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational differences between scholars and non-scholars public servants in Singapore
title_short Examining the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational differences between scholars and non-scholars public servants in Singapore
title_full Examining the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational differences between scholars and non-scholars public servants in Singapore
title_fullStr Examining the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational differences between scholars and non-scholars public servants in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Examining the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational differences between scholars and non-scholars public servants in Singapore
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