Motivation in public management : the call of public service / edited by James L. Perry and Annie Hondeghem.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perry, James L.

Hondeghem, Annie, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil service--Personnel management.

Civil service.

Public administration--Management.

Public administration.

Employee motivation.

Motivation (Psychology).

Physical Description:

x, 333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service joins a long-standing debate about what drives the behavior of government employees and others who are engaged in the public's business. For many centuries, public service was considered a noble calling and, more recently, a profession. During the latter part of the 20th century, however, many scholars called into question both the reality and desirability of a public service ethic. This book draws upon a substantial and growing body of evidence from across disciplines in the social, behavioral, and natural sciences. It asks and answers key questions about the extent to which behavior is fundamentally self-or other-regarding.

To paraphrase James Madison, 'public servants are not angels,' but neither are they self-aggrandizing opportunists. The evidence presented in this volume offers a compelling case that motivation theory should be grounded not only in rational choice models, but altruistic and prosocial perspectives as well. In addition to reviewing evidence from many disciplines, the volume extensively reviews research in public management conducted under the rubric of 'public service motivation'. The volume is a comprehensive guide to history, methodology, empirical research, and institutional and managerial implications of research on public service motivation. As the contributors illustrate, the implications transcend particular sectors or countries.

Contents:

Part I Foundations of Public Service Motivation

1 History and Persistence of an Idea and an Ideal / Sylvia Horton 17

2 Interdisciplinary Foundations of Public Service Motivation / Michael Koehler, Hal G. Rainey 33

3 Behavioral Dynamics: Institutions, Identities, and Self-Regulation / James L. Perry, Wouter Vandenabeele 56

4 Methodological Challenges Associated with Public Service Motivation Research / Bradley E. Wright 80

Part II Exploring the Antecedents, Correlates, and Outcomes of Public Service Motivation

5 Antecedents and Correlates of Public Service Motivation / Sanjay K. Pandey, Edmund C. Stazyk 101

6 Recruitment, Attraction, and Selection / Peter Leisink, Bram Steijn 118

7 Employee and Organizational Performance / Gene A. Brewer 136

8 Public Service Motivation and Ethical Conduct / Jeroen Maesschalck, Zeger van der Wal, Leo Huberts 157

9 Behavior in the Public Square / David J. Houston 177

Part III Comparative Analyses in Public Service Motivation

10 Not a Government Monopoly: The Private, Nonprofit, and Voluntary Sectors / Trui Steen 203

11 International Differences in Public Service Motivation: Comparing Regions across the World / Wouter Vandenabeele, Steven Van de Walle 223

Part IV The Future of Public Service Motivation

12 The Normative Model in Decline? Public Service Motivation in the Age of Governance / Donald P. Moynihan 247

13 From Theory to Practice: Strategies for Applying Public Service Motivation / Laurie E. Paarlberg, James L. Perry, Annie Hondeghem 268

14 Directions for Future Theory and Research / James L. Perry, Annie Hondeghem 294.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199234035

0199234035

OCLC:

183926408