Public Service Motivation?
Chris O’Leary
Abstract
Chris O’Leary
Abstract
Christopher O’Leary provides a fresh perspective on prosocial working choices in this first substantive critique of Public Service Motivation (PSM). The book reviews concepts of PSM and research to date and explores the rationales and aims of public and third sector workers before proposing alternative theories for people’s motivations to serve.
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Christopher O’Leary provides a fresh perspective on prosocial working choices in this first substantive critique of Public Service Motivation (PSM). The book reviews concepts of PSM and research to date and explores the rationales and aims of public and third sector workers before proposing alternative theories for people’s motivations to serve.
Key concepts: Public service motivation, Prosocial behavior, Perspective (graphical), Public service, Public sector, Public relations, Service (business), Sociology