Abstract
What motivates public servant, and when do they engage optimally at work? In this research, we propose to adopt a self-regulation perspective with Self-Regulatory-Focus Theory (SRFT; Higgins, 1997, 1998) as a central component to shape individuals (“public service”) motivation and engagement. More especially, our model investigates how public employees’ goal orientation (promotion vs prevention) affect their self-sacrifice (SS) behavior (as the key component to the whole of public service motivation) and their Public Service Engagement (PSE, Levitas et al., 2019). Results based on a three-wave study of 1509 police officers support expectations that self-promotion and self-prevention focus positively affect SS and PSE Our study underlines the key role of self-regulation in the public sector for promoting motivation and engagement. The findings are discussed with reference to existing literature on Public Administration Management.
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