Lars Tummers

Wow! Three great ones.

Indeed, rest in underrated in academia.

Agreed, Herman.

Organizing the KNAW interdisciplinary conference on behavioral science and public administration (Behavioral Public Administration) 10 years ago was great. Economists, lawyers, psychologists, and some weird people from public administration :) all in one room.

Boom!

Thanks, Elizabeth. That sounds much more cooperative.

Thanks, Martin. Deadlines can work well, although most academics muts them 😀.

Thanks! Academia is not a zero sum game.

Good point! Networks are underrated when we’re under time pressure.

My tip. Get used to being rejected (yes, it still hurts).

“If you have never been rejected, you are not aiming high enough”.

What’s a tip you’d give early-career scholars?

Ideas @johnholbein1.bsky.social @elizabethlinos.bsky.social @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social @hermwerf.bsky.social @florianfoos.bsky.social @stevenvdwalle.bsky.social @donmoyn.bsky.social @jayvanbavel.bsky.social & others?

Collecting them for a talk.

Dear fellow academics, a question:

What’s one tip you’d give early-career scholars?

I’m collecting them for a talk next week: “Surviving in the Wicked World of Academia.”

Subtle Motivators: How to influence other humans without being pushy

Poster:

For more info

The Effects of Leadership and Job Autonomy on Vitality: Survey and Experimental Evidence - Lars Tummers, Bram Steijn, Barbara Nevicka, Madelon Heerema, 2018 Vitality refers to the experience of having energy available to one’s self. Vital employees are full of positive energy when they work, and feel mentally and ph...

Work on increasing autonomy:

Self-Determination Theory in Work Organizations: The State of a Science Self-determination theory (SDT) is a macro theory of human motivation that evolved from research on intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and expanded to include research on work organizations and other...

Work on self-determination theory:

Many people try to motivate others by adding pressure.

More complaining. More rules. More micromanagement.

But we can begin elsewhere: by respecting people’s need for autonomy, competence, and connection.

Upcoming talk on “subtle motivators” at Lingnan University, Hong Kong.

Coping with occupational stereotypes: an emotional lens on police officers’ experiences How do public employees cope with negative occupational stereotypes? Limited research examines the psychological processes of how these perceptions shape their behaviour. This study examines how pu...

Does stereotyping stir emotions for public service employees?

Yes!

And coping behavior depends on their emotions. Example: anger is related to confronting citizens.

Read more in our latest article with @neosheeling.bsky.social in @pmreview.bsky.social .

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Will include top-notch work of among else
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- Learn concepts from behavioral public administration, behavioral economics, and political psychology
- Learn tools to assess effectiveness, ethics & acceptance of interventions
- Practical ways to apply in your PhD research

🚨 Course PhD students interested in Behavioral Science, Public Policy & Public Administration 🚨

This November (10–12), I will be teaching a PhD course on Behavioral Science & Public Policy at Utrecht University.

📚 3 ECTS | 📍 Utrecht University | 🗓 Nov 10–12

A great study, Sheeling! Glad to see it out and a top journal, whose editors aren't afraid to publish non-results @bppjournal.bsky.social

Congrats, Fabiola!

Gefeliciteerd Ingrid! Goed dat wetenschappers als jij buiten de ivoren toren van de wetenschap stappen en in dialoog gaan met de maatschappij.

So honored to be selected as the 2025 @aompnp.bsky.social Best Dissertation Award winner! HUGE thanks to @tummers.bsky.social & Stephan Grimmelikhuijsen, Gabriela Szydlowski, Isa Bertram, Noor de Boer & Robin Bouwman & to the amazing committee chair, @schwoererskayla.bsky.social!

Kloof tussen jonge en topambtenaar Te weinig carrièreontwikkeling is de belangrijkste reden voor jonge ambtenaren om een gemeente te verlaten. Ook het ‘te weinig gebruik maken van hun competenties’ en een ‘gebrek aan financiële groei’ ...

"Talent gaat naar adviesbureaus en worden vervolgens weer ingehuurd. Ik vraag me af of de overheid daarmee beter af is.’"

Interview in Binnenlands Bestuur over waarom jonge ambtenaren massaal de overheid verlaten.

O.b.v. onderzoek onder 551 jonge ambtenaren en 115 gemeentesecretarissen.

I'm going to talk today about how organizations and others manipulate you in their best interest, not yours.

#influence #manipulation

Financial Rewards Do Not Stimulate Coproduction: Evidence from Two Experiments

In a set of studies, we found that:

- Small financial rewards have no effect. That's wasted money.

- When the offered amount is increased, behavior changes, although only marginally.

Hence, money is not always the best motivator.

With @sebjilke.bsky.social in @pareview.bsky.social

Gneezy, U., & Rustichini, A. (2000). Pay enough or don't pay at all. The Quarterly journal of economics, 115(3), 791-810.

💸 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐥 💸

Economists believe money improves performance. Psychologists argue that it's detrimental to performance. 🤔

In this classic paper, Gneezy & Rustichini show:

💰 Paid enough = better performance
💸 Paid little = worse performance than paying nothing.

Great news! Public leadership is now more important than ever.

Looking forward to presenting on public #leadership today at City University of Hong Kong, based on the book by Paul 't Hart and me.

Empowering leadership in crisis: a natural experiment Existing research suggests that empowering leadership enhances employee well-being, but context-specific empirical studies in the public sector remain scarce. We investigated whether this positive ...

There are times leaders cannot avoid control. In times of intense crisis, control is helpful, as employees look to leaders for direction.

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