Abstract

In this twin study we show that the penchant for a particular sector of employment has a genetic element: monozygotic twins evidencing a greater similarity of sector choice than dizygotic twins. The findings provide interesting evidence of a genetic basis for the choice to track together into the same sector. The effect sizes, though relatively small, raise the practice-based possibilities that management- or nurture-based approaches might be complemented with nature-based applications of recruitment and selection. Thus, while the research on public employee attraction, selection and attrition focuses nearly exclusively on managerial and behavioral approaches, our findings invite researchers to explore genetic aspects of public service attraction as a complementary approach.

摘要

在这项双胞胎研究中，我们表明对特定就业部门的偏好具有遗传因素：同卵双胞胎证明部门选择的相似性比异卵双胞胎更大。这些发现为选择一起追踪到同一部门提供了遗传基础的有趣证据。效果大小虽然相对较小，但提高了基于实践的可能性，即基于管理或培养的方法可能与基于自然的招聘和选拔应用相辅相成。因此，虽然对公职人员吸引力、选择和流失的研究几乎完全集中在管理和行为方法上，但我们的研究结果邀请研究人员探索公共服务吸引力的遗传方面作为补充方法。