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CHINESE MANAGEMENT STUDIES
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 331-341Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED
DOI: 10.1108/17506141211236758
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China; Human resources management; Job satisfaction; Public sector; Public service motivation; Organizational citizenship behavior
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the cause-effect chain between public services motivation (PSM) and consequences variables, which include organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) and job satisfaction (JS) of employees in the public sector of Guangzhou. Another purpose of the paper is to discuss the structure of behavior under the Chinese public sector's traditional culture, from the perspective of integration of three different mechanisms of behavior (ration, norm and affective). Design/methodology/approach - The paper modified the PSM questionnaire, based on Perry's PSM scale, according to Chinese cultural customs. The data of public service motivation, job satisfaction and organizational citizenship behavior were collected by randomly sampling from the employees in the public sector of Guangzhou. Results were obtained through structural equation modelling for the examination of multiple relationships between PSM and its dimensions, and the consequences; and ANOVA for testing the difference between groups. Findings It was found that there are significant differences between groups in the PSM level and correlations exist between PSM, and JS, OCB. Originality/value This paper contributes to the literature regarding PSM by examining the relationship between the dimensions of PSM and the consequence variables of OCB and JS against a Chinese cultural background. The paper presents the findings as a model to show the dynamics in these relationships. The integration of three different mechanisms of behavior is novel in the field of human resource management (HRM). The paper not only contributes to the further development of the field, but also implies healthier and more sustainable practices in public HRM.
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