@article{ref1,
title="Public leaders' organizational learning orientations in the wake of a crisis and the role of public service motivation",
journal="Safety science",
year="2019",
author="Broekema, Wout and Porth, Jan and Steen, Trui and Torenvlied, René",
volume="113",
number="",
pages="200-209",
abstract="This study explores public leaders' organizational learning orientation in the wake of a crisis. More precisely, we study the association between public leaders' public service motivation and their learning orientation (instrumental versus political). This research addresses the lack of systematic empirical data on crisis-induced learning and provides a first systematic operationalization of this important concept. We analyze survey data collected from 209 Dutch mayors on their learning priorities in responding to a hypothetical crisis situation in their municipality. The mayors' response patterns reveal (1) &quot;cognitive&quot;, (2) &quot;behavioral&quot;, (3) &quot;accountability&quot;, and (4) &quot;external communication&quot; dimensions of crisis-induced learning. We find that mayors with a stronger public service motivation put more effort into instrumental learning (dimensions 1 and 2), and surprisingly, also into political learning (dimensions 3 and 4). Mayoral experience in previous crises is positively associated with accountability-related learning after a crisis. However, mayoral tenure is negatively associated with crisis-induced behavioral learning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0925-7535",
doi="10.1016/j.ssci.2018.11.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2018.11.002"
}