Career Values of Public Administration and Public Policy Students in China,Malaysia and the United States |
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| Authors: | Donna Lind Infeld William C. Adams Guanghua Qi Nik Rosnah |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University , Washington, D.C., USA dlind@gwu.edu;3. Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University , Washington, D.C., USA;4. School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China , Beijing, China;5. Department of Administrative Studies and Politics, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | With governments around the world needing to attract talented professionals, this exploratory, cross-cultural research analyzes career values of 384 MPA and MPP students at major universities in the capitals of China, Malaysia and the United States. Malaysians and Americans structured 23 goals along dimensions that contrasted sharply to those of the Chinese. Moreover, Malaysians and Americans cared more about self-actualization and less about co-worker comradeship than did the Chinese. All three groups prioritized elements of altruism and affluence. Segmentation analysis uncovered six distinct subgroups (Acheivers, Altruistic Analysts, Administrators, Altruistic Affluents, Acquiescents, and Apathetics) with their distributions varying by country. |
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| Keywords: | public service education MPA MPP career values motivation China Malaysia United States motivation |
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