Public servants are individually motivated to help environment, study suggests

While on the job, public servants contribute not just to mandated sustainability but also to discretionary eco-friendly initiatives of their own, a study shows. "Some people are born with a higher intrinsic need to serve the public," said a study co-author. "They have a desire to help others and serve society. Government and nonprofit managers, for example, typically have higher levels of public service motivation than business managers."

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