Motivation of public sector employees in Israel depending on their status and education level

Davidov P.

Administratie si Management Public, vol.2024, no.42, pp.131-144, 2024 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 2024 Issue: 42
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.24818/amp/2023.42-08
  • Journal Name: Administratie si Management Public
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS)
  • Page Numbers: pp.131-144
  • Keywords: education, job status, Motivation, public sector employees
  • Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Affiliated: No

Abstract

This research studies the peculiarities of public sector employee motivation in Israel in relation to their job position and education. This empirical research (585 participants) shows that management personnel are characterized by a strong need for power and the need for a sense of demand. Non-managerial staff has a stronger need for good working conditions, structuring of work, and the need for social contacts. There are significant differences in motivation depending on the level of education of the employee. The need for good working conditions is stronger in the groups among employees with secondary and junior engineering education than among employees with an academic degree. The need for a structuring of work and social contacts is stronger among employees with a junior engineering education compared with the employees who have an academic degree.