Research handbook on motivation in public administration / edited by Edmund C. Stazyk, Randall S. Davis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Davis, Randall S., editor.

Stazyk, Edmund C., editor.

Series:

Elgar handbooks in public administration and management.

Elgar Handbooks in Public Administration and Management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration--Psychological aspects.

Public administration.

Motivation (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (434 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2022]

Summary:

This cutting-edge Research Handbook brings together international scholars to provide a comprehensive overview of motivation within and beyond the field of public administration. Discussing the implications of contemporary research for theory and practice, it offers suggestions for the development of future research in the field.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction to the research handbook on motivation in public administration / Edmund C. Stazyk and Randall S. Davis

Part I: Theory and foundations

2. The political economy of bureaucratic motivation / Yongjin Ahn and William Resh

3. Behavioral public administration and employee motivation / Carina Schott

4. The ins and outs of motivational crowding / Trent Engbers

5. Self-determination theory and public employee motivation research / Justin M. Stritch, Ulrich Thy Jensen and Michelle Allgood

6. Goals as a driver of public sector motivation / Edmund C. Stazyk and Jisang Kim

7. What do we know yet about public service motivation in Latin America? A review of the evolution of empirical research / Pablo Sanabria-Pulido and Cristian Pliscoff

8. Experiments and qualitative methods: Towards a methodological framework / Kai Xiang Kwa

Part II: Motivation as a driver of sector decisions

9. Employee motivation across job sectors / Jaclyn Piatak

10. Monetary and non-monetary compensation in for-profit, nonprofit, and public organizations: Comparison and competition / Laura Langbein and Fei W. Roberts

11. Unionization and the motivational context in public management / Randall S. Davis and Warefta Rahman

12. Public pensions and employment in the public sector / Gang Chen and Hyewon Kang

13. Unreserved fund balance management practices in us counties / John A. Hamman, LaShonda M. Stewart, Brian C. Chapman and Jeremy N. Phillips

Part III: Factors affecting recruitment, selection, and retention

14. Responsibility toward others is vital in public and non-profit organizations: Can we recruit, hire, and cultivate it? / Neil M. Boyd and Branda Nowell

15. Merit system integrity and public service motivation in the us federal civil service: Evidence on the importance of merit principles / Gene A. Brewer, J. Edward Kellough, and Hal G. Rainey

16. Job design and motivation: Crafting the work of the public sector / Alexander C. Henderson and Jessica E. Sowa

17. Job design and public employee work motivation: Towards an institutional reading / David Giauque and Rafaël Weissbrodt

18. For the children? Teachers' motivation and systems for recruitment, retention, and evaluation / Stephen B. Holt

19. Public service motivation education and government career preferences: A teaching agenda / Leonard Bright

Part IV: Motivation and employee behavior

20. Linking justice and employee performance in public organizations / Ellen V. Rubin and Minsung Michael Kang

21. Ethics, prosocial and public service motivation: Disentangling their relationship and identifying the implications for the public and nonprofit sectors / Jessica Breaugh and Guillem Ripoll

22. Organizational identity orientation: A public sector research agenda / Julie Langer and Mary K. Feeney

23. Change-oriented organizational citizenship behavior in public organizations: Appropriateness, opportunity, risk, and public service motivation / Jesse W. Campbell

24. Stressed versus motivated public employees: A systematic review of the motivation and stress literatures through a contextualized job demands-resources model / Rick T. Borst

25. Worked to a crisp: 'realistic' and 'symbolic' stressor effects on burnout / Adam C. Green

26. What happened to you? Understanding trauma and motivation in the public service workplace / Heather Getha-Taylor and Morgan D. Farnworth

Part V: Conclusion

27. Conclusions: Where does motivation research in public administration go from here? / Randall S. Davis and Edmund C. Stazyk

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Stazyk, Edmund C. Research Handbook on Motivation in Public Administration

ISBN:

1-78990-680-6