Applying self-determination theory to understand public employee’s motivation for a public service career : an east Asian case [Taiwan]

• Main Authors: Chen, Don-Yun, Xu, Chengwei, Chen, Chung-An
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Motivation For A Public Service Career; East Asia; DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90316; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48529
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The research on employee motivation for choosing a public service career has largely been grounded in the intrinsic-extrinsic dichotomy along with limited motives such as job security, instrumental reward, and public service motivation (PSM). Such an approach narrows the view of researchers, especia...