Public Service Motivation?

Rethinking What Motivates Public Actors

Chris O'Leary (Manchester Metropolitan University)

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English

Policy Press
27 May 2022

Social services & welfare, criminology; Social welfare & social services; Public administration; Management decision making

Christopher O’Leary provides a fresh perspective on prosocial working choices in this first substantive critique of Public Service Motivation.

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

By: Chris O'Leary (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781447360797
ISBN 10: 1447360796
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 27 May 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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