The neglected mediating role of self-efficacy in the goal setting process in local public administrations |
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Authors: | Bernhard Hirsch Christian Nitzl Stefan Reemts |
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Affiliation: | 1.Institute of Management Accounting, Finance and Risk Management,University of the German Federal Armed Forces Munich,Neubiberg,Germany |
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Abstract: | To analyse the role of self-efficacy in goal setting in public administrations, this study combines goal-setting theory, public service motivation literature and cognitive theory. Using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), survey data from 105 German civil servants are analysed. The results underline the role of goal setting (represented by goal difficulty and specificity) in determining the self-efficacy of public servants. Public service motivation and goal specificity both increase public servants’ work performance; however, the effects of goal difficulty are negatively mediated by the employee’s self-efficacy. That finding reflects the central role of self-efficacy, which should not be ignored in the goal-setting processes of public administrations. |
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