Exploring the structure and meaning of public service motivation in the Turkish public sector: a test of the mediating effects of job characteristics

R. Paul Battaglio and Salih Gelgec

Public Management Review, 2017, vol. 19, issue 8, 1066-1084

Abstract: Using a data set consisting of 315 middle-managers at the district level in the Turkish public sector, we develop a structural equation model (SEM) for assessing the impact of empowerment and stewardship on public service motivation (PSM) through job characteristics. The results demonstrate that stewardship and empowerment are distinct ‘levers’ that managers can use in novel ways to influence PSM; and cultural context may factor into the manipulation of these levers. We find that job-based mediators may not compliment leadership styles and self-generating rewards, but, rather work separately in their appeal to PSM.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2016.1235723

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