Valeurs et motivations dans le service public
Values and Motivation in Public Administration : Public Service Motivation in an International Comparative Perspective Public service motivation (PSM) is an important variable within contemporary public administration, as it has been linked to various human resources processes in a public enviro...
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| Materialtyp: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Språk: | Français |
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2005
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| Länkar: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Sammanfattning: | Values and Motivation in Public Administration :
Public Service Motivation in an International Comparative Perspective
Public service motivation (PSM) is an important variable within contemporary public
administration, as it has been linked to various human resources processes in a public
environment (eg. recruitment, performance, preference for incentives). It refers to
motivational factors that are specific for government. It has been originally conceived as
an American concept and therefore there are some difficulties in applying it to other
(national) contexts. This article compares the original model of PSM by Perry to two
other cases : France and the Netherlands. Next to the original dimensions of PSM
(attraction to politics and policy-making, public interest, compassion and self-sacrifice),
the authors distinguish five other dimensions (religion, equality, tradition in service
delivery, technical competences and bureaucracy). These dimensions are presented in an
extensive and comparative way. Although PSM proves to be a universal concept, both the
French and the Dutch case display different elements. These observations provide
support for a new institutionalist approach to public service motivation and to motivation
in general. As such, they refute the narrow self-interested motivational bases of rational
and public choice theories applied within new public management. |
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