Local Government Senior Executives in the US

The survey population for this research includes city and county managers, assistant and deputy managers, department directors and chiefs, and special district executive directors.

Dissertation Research Study

54 questions (24 PSM, 24 PsyCap, 6 TI) + 6 demographic questions and a couple more to make sure the spambots don’t try to ruin my data. It should take 10-15 minutes to complete.

Academic Purpose Statement: The purpose of this non-experimental quantitative correlational research study is to determine which independent variable, PSM or PsyCap, has a greater impact on the dependent variable, turnover intent, in local government senior executives in the United States, while controlling for the independent variables age and gender.

Management Summary: The goal of this research is to find out whether a passion for public service (public service motivation) or a positive outlook (psychological capital) has a greater influence on local government executives' intention to leave their positions while also considering the role of age and gender.

The response window closed November 30, 2024.

The survey was administered via Qualtrics XM (and is mobile-friendly).

So many reasons:

Replacing municipal leaders is expensive and time-consuming.

Politics at the local level is making public service more complicated.

(In)civility is presenting new and complex challenges for organizational leaders.

The workforce is changing a lot, and fast…so is what they want and value.

And, you get to help a professional colleague earn their doctorate!

(Much time) 10-15 minutes

(Many questions) 60ish, almost all Likert Scale

(Many responses) the goal is to have atleast 300 participants

(Do I find out more) contact me at corri.spiegel@outlook.com