... or weaken public service motivation. While intrinsic motivations such as commitment to the common good remain relevant, they are often undermined by structural conditions including clientelism, political patronage and precarious employment arrangements. Talented professionals navigate these tensions...

...Sanket Sunand Dash; Rajneesh Gupta; Lalatendu Kesari Jena Purpose Public service motivation (PSM), among actual and prospective employees in the public sector, lead to positive work outcomes. However, there is limited integration of PSM with existing motivational theories, especially self...

...Robert Ipiin Gnankob; Abraham Ansong; Kassimu Issau Purpose The study examined the influence of servant leadership on organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) of employees in Ghana through the intervening roles of public service motivation (PSM) and the length of time spent with the leader...

... incentives). Nonetheless, there is ample empirical evidence that private and public employees differ, in particular with respect to their motivation. Perry and Wise (1990) popularized the concept of public service motivation (PSM), the main argument being that public servants identify with an internal...

...Ely Susanto Purpose This paper aims to test the impact of public service motivation (PSM) and love of money (LOM) on innovative work behavior (IWB) and the moderating role of love of money on the relationship between PSM IWB in the public-sector environment. Design/methodology/approach A total...

...Julia Asseburg; Fabian Homberg; Rick Vogel Purpose Public organisations face increasing challenges to attract young and highly qualified staff. Previous studies have shown that public service motivation (PSM) is associated with a higher propensity to apply for public sector jobs...

...Reginald G. Ugaddan; Sung Min Park Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine salient mechanism by which the quality of political and administrative leadership might influence employee engagement in public sector organizations through public service motivation (PSM). Specifically, the purpose...

...Christina Andrews Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a framework integrating theoretical insights, empirical research and practical advice emerging from public service motivation (PSM) and self-determination theory (SDT). It aims at demonstrating that, while PSM shows the relevance...

...Dr Giuseppe Grossi, Dr Ulf Papenfuß and Dr Marie-Soleil Tremblay; Kuo-Tai Cheng Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to examine the predictive power of each dimension of public service motivation (PSM) on job performance (JP) in a Taiwan sample. Design/methodology/approach – The present...