RT Article
T1 The influence of career stage on police officer work behavior
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 43
IS 11
SP 1580
OP 1599
A1 Johnson, Richard R.
A2 Lafrance, Casey
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1884802761
AB Career stage theory suggested that workers progress through career stages, each marked by unique work attitudes. Little evidence exists, however, about the influence career stages have on the work activities of criminal justice agents. Using a sample of 401 police officers from 23 individual police departments, the present study examined the influence of employee career stage on three measures of work productivity, and the constructs of expectancy motivation theory. The results revealed curvilinear declines in productivity with progression through the career stages. The predictive values of opportunity, ability, and instrumentality on work activities varied with career stage and type of work output. Only performance-reward expectancy retained predictive value across all career stages and outputs. The findings emphasize the importance of intrinsic and informal extrinsic rewards for the management of experienced criminal justice agents.
K1 career stage
K1 expectancy theory
K1 Management
K1 Police
K1 Psychology
K1 tenure
DO 10.1177/0093854816657577