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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453627203321

Titolo

Motivation in public management [[electronic resource] ] : the call of public service / / edited by James L. Perry and Annie Hondeghem

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-52895-1

9786611528959

0-19-155283-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PerryJames L

HondeghemAnnie <1960->

Disciplina

352.6

Soggetti

Civil service - Personnel management

Public administration - Management

Employee motivation

Motivation (Psychology)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Tables and Figures; Editors' Introduction; PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION; PART II. EXPLORING THE ANTECEDENTS, CORRELATES, AND OUTCOMES OF PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION; PART III. COMPARATIVE ANALYSES IN PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION; PART IV. THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION; List of Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Are public servants self-interested, or motivated by a sense of duty and commitment far above what we would expect given their often modest compensation and frequent public criticism? This book looks at research on this and related questions in assessing the current state of our scientific knowledge. - ;Motivation in Public Management: The Call of Public Service joins a long-standing debate about what drives the behavior of government employees and others who are engaged in the public's business. For many centuries, public service was considered a noble calling and, more recently, a profession