Personality traits and public service motivation as psychological antecedents of managerial networking
研究调查了人格特质和公共服务动机对公共管理者网络行为的影响，发现公共服务动机在外向性、尽责性和宜人性与网络行为之间起中介作用。
Several studies report that managerial networking helps improve public service provision, so understanding and predicting why some public managers engage more in networking than others is critical. Psychological antecedents of managerial networking have not been examined previously, though from a personnel management perspective, identifying predispositions and motivations that drive networking is of utmost interest. Therefore, our study investigates the influences of personality traits and public service motivation (PSM) on managerial networking. Survey data from 207 high-ranking public managers reveal that PSM mediates the influence of extraversion, conscientiousness and agreeableness on networking.