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An Empirical Study of Motivation, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, and Quality of Life in the Korean Public Sector: With a Focus on the Self-Determination Theory

  • Korean Society and Public Administration
  • Abbr : KSPA
  • 2018, 29(1), pp.145-185
  • Publisher : Seoul Association For Public Administration
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Administration

Seo Eunhye 1 LEE HYO JU 1 PARK, SUNG MIN 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study examines how autonomy, competence, and relatedness influence public service motivation, using Self-determination theory. Furthermore, this study demonstrates how extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation affect organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and the quality of life (QOL) of public sector employees in Korea. First, according to the results, satisfaction on pay and welfare, which are one of the representative extrinsic motivations, had statistically significant effects on public service motivation. Second, it was revealed that autonomy, competence, and relatedness moderate between extrinsic motivation and intrinsic motivation. Third, motivation was found to have significant positive effects on OCB and QOL. Based on these results, the study suggests both theoretical and practical implications, emphasizing that an innovative program designed to develop public service motivation needs to be introduced to enhance both the OCB and the QOL in the Korean public sector.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.