Career risk and reward from productivity

    Authors

    E. M. Berman;J. P. West

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Public Personnel Manage.

    Keywords

    Industrial Relations & Labor; Public Administration

    Abstract

    This study examines the career rewards and risks from pursuing productivity improvement in local government. Based on a study of city managers and chief administrative officers in cities over 50,000, it finds that almost three-quarters of respondents report that implementing productivity improvement efforts makes them more attractive to both their present and future employers. In addition, almost half find that it helped them get a job in the past. Productivity enhances careers by increasing the reputation and effectiveness of managers in dealing with critical issues facing organizations. Positive career impacts from productivity improvement are strongly correlated with values of professionalism. Organizational cultures of fear and entitlement reduce career rewards, even when controlling for the fewer productivity improvement strategies that are implemented in organizations with such cultures. The study concludes with practical suggestions for increasing the career rewards from productivity improvement.

    Journal Title

    Public Personnel Management

    Volume

    28

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article; Proceedings Paper

    Language

    English

    First Page

    453

    Last Page

    471

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000083002400009

    ISSN

    0091-0260

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