Profiling Public Sector Choice: Perceptions and Motivational Determinants at the Pre-Entry Level

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development now guides public administrations in conveying all their functions. 17 Goals (SDG), directly or indirectly, need effective services and officials successful implementation. Although working entities has been related to ‘a sense of duty morality’, literature reports that motivation self-worth among have declining many years, which turn can endanger performance, diminish willingness attend civic affairs, become committed organisation. Public officials’ widely addressed through the lens service sector motivation. Fewer studies, however, focused on factors choice at a pre-level entry. This paper intends address this gap by pondering what influences student’s intention work sector. Understanding drives potential future is crucial effectiveness. Following case study approach with sample 2251 undergraduate post-graduate students Portuguese university, findings show an attribution similar strengths shortcomings nonprofit sectors, more positive perception private job stability as strongest