Work Values, Job Characteristics, and Career Choice Decisions: Evidence From Longitudinal Data
利用纵向数据，研究了工作价值观（特别是公共服务动机）如何通过工作特征和人与工作匹配影响人们在公共、私营和非营利部门之间的职业选择，发现当人们能通过关系型工作满足利他价值观时，更倾向选择私营部门。
Although a large volume of literature has documented the role of public service motivation (PSM) as altruistic work values, few studies directly examine PSM’s impact on job choice. Using longitudinal data, this article examines the factors that affect people’s career choices, specifically the extent to which individuals with different work values choose different sectors when considering job characteristics and person–job (P-J) fit. The analysis reveals that people are more likely to choose jobs in the private sector than jobs in the public or non-profit sector when they have opportunities to satisfy their altruistic work values through relational jobs. The findings speak to the importance of P-J fit when people choose their initial jobs. Contributions to existing literature and implications are discussed.