The article presents the results of an analysis of existing methods for diagnosing work motivation in terms of their advantages, limitations and possibilities of application in public service. The analysis showed that all the diagnostic techniques included in the review, for all their advantages, to one degree or another do not meet the general and special quality criteria of diagnostic tools and cannot be used in the assessment of labor motivation of candidates for vacant positions in public administration and current civil servants.
Key words
• civil service • civil servants • value-motivational sphere • motivation • work motivation • diagnostic tools •
Melnichuk Andrey Stepanovich
Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Acmeology and Psychology of Professional Activity, Faculty of Psychology, Institute of Social Sciences, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russian Federation
e-mail: melnichuk-as@ranepa.ru
Selezneva Elena Vladimirovna
Dr. Sci. (Psychology), Professor, expert of the Center of Modern Personnel Technologies, the Graduate School of Public Administration, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russian Federation
e-mail: selezneva-ev@ranepa.ru