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| Title | Individual Risk Preference and Sector Choice: Are Risk-Averse Individuals More Likely to Choose Careers in the Public Sector? |
| Creator | Dong, Hsiang-Kai Dennis 董祥開 |
| Contributor | 公行系 |
| Key Words | risk preference; relative risk tolerance; job security; sector choice |
| Date | 2014 |
| Date Issued | 12-Dec-2014 11:13:49 (UTC+8) |
| Summary | Prior research indicates that public employees are more risk averse than private employees. Little is known, however, about the causes of such differences. This study tries to examine the effects of the “self-select mechanism” and asks the following question: Do workers choose their sectors based on their risk preferences? Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey, this study finds that higher levels of risk aversion are predictive of a greater propensity to pursue careers in the public sector. Findings indicate that an individual’s risk preference is the key to his or her career choices. Managerial implications and suggestions are discussed. |
| Relation | Administration & Society,49(8), 1121-1142 |
| Type | article |
| DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095399714556500 |
| dc.contributor | 公行系 | en_US |
| dc.creator (作者) | Dong, Hsiang-Kai Dennis | en_US |
| dc.creator (作者) | 董祥開 | zh_TW |
| dc.date (日期) | 2014 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 12-Dec-2014 11:13:49 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.available | 12-Dec-2014 11:13:49 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.date.issued (上傳時間) | 12-Dec-2014 11:13:49 (UTC+8) | - |
| dc.identifier.uri (URI) | http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/72019 | - |
| dc.description.abstract (摘要) | Prior research indicates that public employees are more risk averse than private employees. Little is known, however, about the causes of such differences. This study tries to examine the effects of the “self-select mechanism” and asks the following question: Do workers choose their sectors based on their risk preferences? Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey, this study finds that higher levels of risk aversion are predictive of a greater propensity to pursue careers in the public sector. Findings indicate that an individual’s risk preference is the key to his or her career choices. Managerial implications and suggestions are discussed. | en_US |
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| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | - |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | - |
| dc.relation (關聯) | Administration & Society,49(8), 1121-1142 | en_US |
| dc.subject (關鍵詞) | risk preference; relative risk tolerance; job security; sector choice | en_US |
| dc.title (題名) | Individual Risk Preference and Sector Choice: Are Risk-Averse Individuals More Likely to Choose Careers in the Public Sector? | en_US |
| dc.type (資料類型) | article | en |
| dc.identifier.doi (DOI) | 10.1177/0095399714556500 | - |
| dc.doi.uri (DOI) | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095399714556500 | - |