Merit Reform as an Instrument of Executive Power
In: The American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 17, Heft 2-3, S. 115-120
ISSN: 1552-3357
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In: The American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 17, Heft 2-3, S. 115-120
ISSN: 1552-3357
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 17, Heft 2-3, S. 115
ISSN: 0275-0740
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 17, S. 115-120
ISSN: 0275-0740
In: Presidential studies quarterly, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 391-412
ISSN: 0360-4918
In: Human relations: towards the integration of the social sciences, Band 38, Heft 9, S. 841-856
ISSN: 1573-9716, 1741-282X
The need configurations underlying the motivations of public school teachers are examined here with regard to teacher perceptions of pay equity relative to other factors such as work autonomy, intrinsic work elements, and satisfaction of so-called higher-order needs. A Q sort forced distributions research instrument containing 37 attitudinal statements was administered to a group of 167 teachers of a medium-sized city in Oklahoma. The survey netted 135 usable questionnaires (76%). The data were R factor analyzed producing six clear factors, which dealt with: social variables and collegial support; positive supervisor relations; gratification from intrinsic work elements and dissatisfaction with extrinsic elements such as pay and benefits; interesting work and appropriate responsibility levels; opportunities for learning and development combined with negative attitudes about day-to-day duties; and job security, clear expectations, and excessive workloads. The study concluded that teacher motivation is based in the freedom to try new ideas, achievement of appropriate responsibility levels, and intrinsic work elements. The latter were of transcendent importance to our respondents. Based upon our findings, schemes such as merit pay were predicted to be counterproductive in service organizations which employ professionally trained people.
In: Public personnel management, Band 4, Heft 3, S. 165-172
ISSN: 1945-7421
In: Journal of political & military sociology, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 81-96
ISSN: 0047-2697
In: Social science journal: official journal of the Western Social Science Association, Band 41, Heft 3, S. 433-446
ISSN: 0362-3319
In: Third world quarterly, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 63-76
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: Third world quarterly, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 63-76
ISSN: 0143-6597
World Affairs Online
In: International journal of public administration, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 227-241
ISSN: 1532-4265
In: Review of public personnel administration, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 13-21
ISSN: 1552-759X
An evaluation of the tuition reimbursement program for a mid-sized mid-Atlantic city was undertaken using both surveys and quasi-experimental techniques. Contrary to recent criticisms of tuition reimbursement programs, the survey findings indicate generally perceived benefits of the program among participants, supervisors and non-participant co-workers. The quasi-experi mental phase of the research determined a 56% higher promotion rate among participants than among non-participants; moreover, program participants were much more likely to remain in city employment than were non-participants.
In: Polity, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 383-409
ISSN: 1744-1684