Abstract
Public services are digitalizing at a fast pace, and the digitalization of jobs pushes individuals to question their commitment, motivation and identity. The purpose of this work-in-progress paper is to explore how the links between public service motivation (PSM), job satisfaction (JS) and IT identity threats (ITIT) vary across countries and cultures. In this short work-in-progress paper, we propose a translation of the PSM and ITIT scales in 4 languages (Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian and Latvian) and offer a first preliminary model establishing relationships between these two constructs. Our initial sample consists of 193 teachers from Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and Latvia. The main contribution of this study will be the validation of the instruments (public service motivation, IT identity threats, job satisfaction) translated in 4 languages (already available in appendix). Once the data becomes sufficient to test enriched models involving more moderating and mediating constructs, the results could further contribute to the debates on the identity struggles of teachers in relation to the digitalization of their jobs. School leaders and teachers’ unions may use the translated instruments to measure and monitor PSM and ITIT in their schools and networks.