Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service

Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service

ISBN-10:
0199234035
ISBN-13:
9780199234035
Pub. Date:
07/15/2008
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0199234035
ISBN-13:
9780199234035
Pub. Date:
07/15/2008
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service

Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199234035
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 07/15/2008
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 352
Product dimensions: 1.70(w) x 2.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

James L. Perry is Chancellor's Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Indiana University, Bloomington. He also holds adjunct appointments in Philanthropy and Political Science. He has held faculty appointments at the University of California, Irvine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, University of Hong Kong, and Yonsei University. He received M.P.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Perry's research focuses on public service motivation, national and community service, and government reform. He is author and editor of many scholarly articles and books, among them Civic Service: What Difference Does It Make? (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2004), co-authored with Ann Marie Thomson, and Quick Hits for Educating Citizens (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2006), co-edited with Steven Jones. Annie Hondeghem is Professor at the Public Management Institute of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven). Her research deals with public personnel management, change management, and equal opportunities policies. She is coordinator at the KU.Leuven of the Policy Research Centre "Governmental Organization in Flanders", a research program commissioned by the Flemish government. She is the coordinator of the Public Management Programme, which is an intensive training program for public servants of the federal administration in Belgium.

Hondeghem's most recent publications include Competency management in the public sector: European variations on a theme (with Sylvia Horton and David Farnham,2002), Staff participation and and public management reform: Some international comparisons (with Sylvia Horton and David Farnham, 2004) and De Copernicushervorming in perspectief. Veranderingsmanagement in de federale overheid (with Roger Depré).

Table of Contents

Editors' Introduction, James L. Perry and Annie HondeghemPart 1: Foundations of Public Service Motivation1. History and Persistence of an Idea and an Ideal, Sylvia Horton2. Interdisciplinary Foundations of Public Service Motivation, Michael Koehler and Hal G. Rainey3. Behavioral Dynamics: Institutions, Identities, and Self-regulation, James L. Perry and Wouter Vandenabeele4. Methodological Challenges Associated with Public Service Motivation Research, Bradley E. WrightPart 2: Exploring the Antecedents, Correlates, and Outcomes of Public Service5. Antecedents and Correlates of Public Service Motivation, Sanjay K. Pandey and Edmund C. Stazyk6. Recruitment, Attraction, and Selection, Peter Leisink and Bram Steijn7. Employee and Organizational Performance, Gene A. Brewer8. Public Service Motivation and Ethical Conduct, Jeroen Maesschalck, Zeger van der Wal, and Leo Huberts9. Behavior in the Public Square, David J. HoustonPart 3: Comparative Analyses in Public Service Motivation10. Not a Government Monopoly: The Private, Nonprofit, and Voluntary Sectors, Trui Steen11. International Differences in Public Service Motivation: Comparing Regions Across the World, Wouter Vandenabeele and Steven Van de WallePart 4: The Future of Public Service Motivation12. The Normative Model in Decline? Public Service Motivation in the Age of Governance, Donald P. Moynihan13. From Theory to Practice: Strategies for Applying Public Service Motivation, Laurie E. Paarlberg, James L. Perry, and Annie Hondeghem14. Directions for Future Theory and Research, James L. Perry and Annie Hondeghem
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