The publicness enigma: Can perceived publicness predict employees' formal and prosocial behavior across sectors?

ABSTRACT: The meaning of Publicness for organizations and for individuals has received growing attention in the public administration literature in recent years. We adopt a perceived publicness perspective to expand our understanding of the publicness concept and operationalize this perception as a means to predict employees' formal and prosocial behaviors across sectors. Using a recently developed Publicness Perceptions Scale (PPS), we present and empirically examine a model regarding the direct and indirect relationships among perceived publicness, employees' engagement, and their performance in public and hybrid organizations. Findings based on a field study of 340 employees from governmental (i.e. public) and non-governmental (i.e. hybrid) organizations reveal that perceived publicness has a pos

SUBMITTER: Dryzin-Amit Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830704 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature