Public Service Motivation and Civic Engagement

The Role of Pro-social Motivations in Shaping Society
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-02452-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 110 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 283 g

This book explores the behaviours that result from Public Service Motivation (PSM), outside of a firm or agency environment. Covering topics such as volunteering, and political participation, the authors present rich empirical data from the US and the UK, as well as other countries. With fresh insights into a growing area of interest, this book will provide valuable reading for researchers working in the field of PSM, and those involved in working towards a successful and sustainable society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Costello, Joyce

Homberg, Fabian

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Kommunikation und Partizipation

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: On the Nature of Public Service Motivation.- 2. Zooming in on Public Service Motivation I: Conceptual Facets.- 3. Zooming in on Public Service Motivation II –  Construct Measurement.- 4. The association of Public Service Motivation and Civic Engagement: Linking PSM and Volunteering Intensity.- 5. Civic Engagement as Political Participation: Does PSM Create Politically Active Citizens?.- 6. Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward.

Über Autor(innen)

Fabian Homberg is Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour at LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy.

Joyce Costello is a Senior Lecturer in the Media School at Bournemouth University, UK.