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

• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (346 p.)
• Disciplina: 352.6
• Soggetto topico: Civil service - Personnel management; Public administration - Management; Employee motivation; Motivation (Psychology)
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PerryJames L HondeghemAnnie <1960->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Motivation in public management
• ISBN: 1-281-52895-1; 9786611528959; 0-19-155283-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453627203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II