Job satisfaction in public and private schools. Competition is key.

Autor/inn/en	Dahler-Larsen, Peter; Foged, Søren Kjær
Titel	Job satisfaction in public and private schools. Competition is key. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Arbeitszufriedenheit in öffentlichen und privaten Schulen. Der Wettbewerb ist entscheidend.
Quelle	In: Social policy & administration, 52 (2018) 5, S. 1084-1105 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7643; 0144-5596; 1467-9515
DOI	10.1111/spol.12324
Schlagwörter	Zufriedenheit; Bildungssystem; Privatschule; Lehrer; Sprachunterricht; Dänisch; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Arbeitsbeziehung; Privatisierung; Wettbewerb; Arbeit; Auftragsvergabe; Dänemark
Abstract	"Should the public sector become more like the private sector? This is a key question in debates about public management. However, the public/private distinction includes many elements. Two of these are ownership and competition. These aspects are not always sorted out empirically. Another challenge is that dissimilar functional areas are studied which makes it dif? cult to isolate effects of privatization as such. We respond to these challen ges by carrying out an empirical analysis of job satisfaction among teachers who teach Danish to immigrants. The teachers work in comparable schools, carry out the same task, and are subject to the same performance management system, but some of the schools are public, some are private, and some have been subject to competitive tendering. We demonstrate that competition has a greater impact than ownership upon job satisfaction. We also show that one of the key mechanisms which translate competition into reduced job satisfaction relates to changing relations between managers and employees. Advocates and opponents of privatization alike should pay more attention to speci? c aspects and mechanisms related to privatization, in particular the element of competition." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2017/4