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Short Biography

Prof. dr. A.J. Steijn (1959) is professor of public administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He holds the chair on human resource management in the public sector. He is also director of education at the department of public administration.
He studied sociology at Erasmus University where he has got his degree with honors (1984). He obtained his Ph.D. in 1992 also from the Erasmus University (with honors). His research interests go in particular into theory and research about work motivation (public service motivation in particular), the relation between organizational change in the public sector on the one hand and job satisfaction and commitment on the other hand, and the relation between hrm and job performance. Although he uses normally a quantitative research design, he is fully aware of the importance to accompany this by qualitative methods.

Overview

Office:

Woudestein, M7-03

Department:

Department of Public Administration

Phone:

(+31) (0) 10 4082634

Fax:

(+31) (0) 10 4089099

E-mail

steijn@remove-this.fsw.eur.nl  

 

 

Position/Status:

Professor of Public Administration 

Areas of Interest:

• Public service motivation
• Employability
• ICT and the change of work
• HRM and performance
• Managers and their role within HRM
• Managers and professionals
• Leadership
• Organizational culture
• Policy alienation

Research Projects:

• HRM and performance
• HRM in the public sector
• Professionals under pressure
• Public service motivation and person-environment fit
• The role of HRM in public sector organizations
• Policy alienation

Teaching:

• HRM in the public sector
• Coaching of many master theses within the areas of interest