Public service motivation is an increasingly researched and, at the same time, hotly debated
concept in the field of public management and public administration. It refers to the …

This article reviews the evolution of almost 25 years of public service motivation research in
order to identify what is necessary to raise future research to a higher level. First, we look at …

Abstract Public Service Motivation (PSM) is a topic that has generated considerable interest
among Public Administration scholars. Research on PSM has mainly focused on either …

Due to the increasing demanding work environment, public managers need their employees
to be proactive and dedicated and feel energetic in their work to reach high performance …

Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA)
approach, we conducted a systematic review of 58 public administration studies of …

Employees are essential for the effective delivery of public services. Interest in human
resource management (HRM) has increased, yet we still have much to learn about the …

As a human capital crisis poses urgent challenges across multiple countries, public
administration scholars and practitioners are concerned with recruitment and selection …

Public service motivation (PSM) and ethical behavior are central concerns in public
administration. Yet, experimental evidence on the causes of ethical behavior and the causal …

How can governments manage civil servants to enhance public service motivation (PSM)?
Despite the centrality of PSM in public administration research, the effects of management …

We examine independent and joint influences of public service motivation (PSM), job
prosocial impact, and job reward equity on public employee engagement. Using panel data …