Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role and impact of accounting within
the fragmented field of public value theory literature. Design/methodology/approach The …

Public service motivation (PSM) scholarship has mushroomed since the early 2000s. After
initially being an exclusively Western field of study, scholarship has recently become more …

Research on motivation in the public sector has used public service motivation (PSM) and
self-determination theory (SDT) interchangeably. This paper compares both theories …

With its growth in popularity, public service motivation (PSM) research has been subjected to
increasing critical scrutiny, but with more focus on measurement and models than on …

This article takes stock of public service motivation research to identify achievements,
challenges, and an agenda for research to build on progress made since 1990. After …

The growth in international research on public service motivation (PSM) raises a number of
important questions about the degree to which the theory and research developed in one …

To advance understanding of leadership in the public sector, this article examines the link
between accountability, rule‐following, political loyalty, and network governance …

Motivating public service employees to greater effort is a key issue for managers and
scholars. Transformational leadership concerns behaviors to develop, share, and sustain a …

In recent years, much research has been conducted on the relationship between public
service motivation (PSM) and various outcomes, including job satisfaction. This article …

Written by B. Guy Peters, a leading authority in the field, this comprehensive exploration of
the political and policy making roles of public bureaucracies is now available in a fully …