Public service motivation and performance: The role of organizational identification

Figures & data

Table 1. Results of confirmatory factor analysis.

Model	χ^2	Df	RMSEA	90% CI RMESA	CFI	TLI	WRMR
Hypothesized three-factor model	118.788	74	0.046	0.030–0.061	0.991	0.989	0.744
Two-factor model: PSM and organizational identification combined	594.287	76	0.156	0.144–0.168	0.893	0.871	2.183
Two-factor model: PSM and performance combined	564.382	76	0.151	0.140–0.163	0.899	0.879	2.196
Two-factor model: organizational identification and performance combined	780.941	76	0.182	0.170–9.193	0.854	0.825	2.529
One-factor model	1253.503	77	0.233	0.222–0.245	0.756	0.712	3.373

Notes: RMSEA = root mean square error of approximation; CFI = comparative fit index; TLI = Tucker-Lewis index; WRMR = weighted root mean square residual.

Table 2. Descriptive statistics and correlations among the study variables.

Variable	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1 Age^a	2.33	0.81	–
2 Gender^b	0.46	0.50	0.15*	–
3 Tenure with the organization	4.80	2.58	0.31**	0.02	–
4 Tenure under leader	3.24	1.87	0.17**	0.07	0.47**	–
5 Self-determination	3.90	1.06	0.14*	0.05	0.07	0.03	–
6 Public service motivation	3.94	0.64	0.08	0.07	−0.06	0.02	0.06	–
7 Organizational identification	3.95	0.77	0.10	0.02	−0.06	−0.04	0.21**	0.26**	–
8 Job performance	3.66	0.76	0.08	0.14*	0.06	−0.01	0.23**	0.17**	0.29**	–

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. ^aAge coded 1 = 21–25; 2 = 26–30; through to 8 = 56+.^bGender coded 0 = female; 1 = male.

Table 3. Results of mediated regression analyses.

	Model 1 Organizational identification	Model 2 Step 1	Job performance Step 2
Age	0.02	0.03	0.03
Gender	0.01	0.17**	0.17**
Tenure with the organization	–0.03	0.08	0.09
Tenure under leader	−.004	−0.07	−0.06
Self-determination	0.22**	0.25**	0.19**
Public service motivation	0.18**	0.12*	0.07
Organizational identification		–	0.28**
R^2	0.11	0.10	0.14

Note: Standardized regression coefficients reported, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.