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100 _aMeer, J.V.D., Vermeeren, B. Thiel, S.V. and Steijn, B.
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245 _aThe bureaucrat, the entrepreneur, and the networker: Developing and validating measurement scales for civil servants’ role perceptions
260 _aPublic Administration Review
300 _a84(3), May-Jun, 2024: p.500-518
520 _aCivil servants’ work is being affected by an increasing variety of government reforms. As such, the role of civil servants is a major topic of research. Nevertheless, no validated measurement scales exist for how civil servants themselves perceive their own role in a complex and constantly changing environment. We develop and validate measurement scales for civil servants’ role perceptions. Using data from two surveys (N = 161 and N = 1080), we develop scales for bureaucratic, entrepreneurial, and networking role perceptions. We found that each role perception consists of two idiosyncratic elements. We tested our scales for reliability and validity and found that all three role perceptions related to role ambiguity, commitment, and engagement. Moreover, the entrepreneurial and networking role perceptions correlated with Public Service Motivation (PSM), while the bureaucratic and entrepreneurial role perceptions correlated with performance. We discuss opportunities to systematically study the effects and antecedents of civil servants’ role perceptions as they have practical implications.- Reproduced https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/puar.13702
650 _aCivil servants’ role perceptions, Bureaucratic role, Entrepreneurial role, Networking role, Government reforms, Role ambiguity, Role commitment, Role engagement, Public Service Motivation (PSM), Performance correlation, Measurement scales, Survey validation, Institutional change, Role identity, Public administration research, Antecedents of role perception, Role complexity, Organizational behavior, Civil service dynamics, Empirical analysis
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773 _aPublic Administration Review
906 _aCIVIL SERVICES
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