Public Service Motivation?

Rethinking What Motivates Public Actors
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-4473-6079-7
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 313 g

Chris O’Leary looks afresh at the reasons for prosocial work choices in the first substantive critique of Public Service Motivation (PSM).

With critical analysis of theoretical and empirical research to date, this book explores the pros and cons of PSM and interrogates the reasons why people choose to work in the public and third sectors. It proposes an alternative theory for the pursuit of service, rooted in rational choice theory, that shows public servants are expressly motivated to confirm their values and identity through their work.

For those involved in public policy, administration and management, this is a constructive and stimulating review of an important but often neglected aspect of the sector.

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Leary, Chris

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Unternehmensführung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction

Part I: A Critique of Public Service Motivation Theory

2: Conceptualising Public Service Motivation

3: The Public in Public Service Motivation Theory

4: Decision-making in Public Service Motivation Theory

5: Observing Public Service Motivation

Part II: Expressively Motivated Public Employees

6: Rationality, Expressive Interests and Public Service Motivation

7: Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

O'Leary, Chris
Christopher O’Leary is Senior Lecturer in the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chris O’Leary is Senior Lecturer in the Policy Evaluation and Research Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University.