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Public sector workers' motivation based more on work environment than personal drive, study finds

From front-line emergency service workers to policy professionals, teachers, and nurses, the public sector is filled with everyday heroes. But how motivated is your friendly neighborhood public servant? Findings from a new study conducted across Australia and New Zealand have discovered that the ans...

Public sector workers' motivation based more on work environment than personal drive, study finds
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From front-line emergency service workers to policy professionals, teachers, and nurses, the public sector is filled with everyday heroes. But how motivated is your friendly neighborhood public servant? Findings from a new study conducted across Australia and New Zealand have discovered that the answer is in their work environment. The findings are published in the journal Review of Public Personnel Administration.

Originally published at Phys.org

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