A commonly held assumption is that public service motivation (PSM) positively affects
individuals' attraction to government, but there are also private and nonprofit organizations …

Drawing upon representative bureaucracy theory, this study investigates the relationship
between passive and symbolic representation by examining the extent to which a more …

While studies of motivational differences between managers in private and public
organizations proliferate, few have compared managers' motivation in hybrid organizations …

Drawing upon the job demands-resources model (JD-R) and self-determination theory, this
study investigates whether a set of fringe benefit initiatives taken by the police organization …

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, community workers' proactive behavior has played a
noteworthy role in the crisis response. Previous research has not highlighted this group and …

A growing number of young Chinese farmers are abandoning agriculture. This research
aimed to identify ways to stimulate enthusiasm among young people for choosing careers in …

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development now guides public administrations in
conveying all their functions. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), directly or …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to statistically test if the public service motivation (PSM)
measure operates in the same way across the public and private sectors of a municipal …

Abstract Europe and North America are facing demographic changes with an aging
population and declining birth rates. This has implications for the labor market and the …

This study aims to investigate whether individual differences in public service motivation
(PSM) between the public and private sectors are a cause or a consequence of choosing a …