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Understanding Motivations of Sector Switchers

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  • Jefffey Apfel

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The motivation of “sector switchers”—individuals who move from one employment sector to another over the course of their careers—is under-researched. This exploratory study is a qualitative study of sector switchers. It uses interviews wit1h 50 such individuals to add depth to an understanding of motivation to work in government as well as other prosocial realms. Tentative conclusions include the identification of tensions between positive abstract ideas of service and neutral or negative views about government service, self-sacrifice, and working in a helping profession. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013

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  • Jefffey Apfel, 2013. "Understanding Motivations of Sector Switchers," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 13(3), pages 291-304, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:13:y:2013:i:3:p:291-304
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-012-0199-2
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    1. Lisa Hansson & Åsa Weinholt, 2019. "New Frontline Actors Emerging from Cross-Sector Collaboration: Examples from the Fire and Rescue Service Sector," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 19(4), pages 519-539, December.

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