| Description |
1 online resource (85 pages) |
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Cambridge elements. Elements in public and nonprofit administration, 2515-4303 |
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Cambridge elements, 2515-4303
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| Contents |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Motivating Public Employees; Contents; 1 Motivation as the Holy Grail of Public Management; 2 Work Motivation in the Public Sector: a Typology; 2.1 What Is Work Motivation?; 2.2 Sources of Work Motivation: a Typology; 2.2.1 Extrinsic versus Intrinsic Motivators; 2.2.2 Other- versus Self-Regarding Sources of Motivation; 2.3 Applying the Typology: Work Motivators in the Public Sector; 2.3.1 Incentives; 2.3.2 Intrinsic Motivators: Enjoyment, Relatedness and Warm Glow; 2.3.3 Pro-social Motivation; 2.3.4 Commitment to Groups and Organizations |
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2.4 Integrating Insights from Other Theories of Work Motivation2.5 Integrating the Typology into Management Practice; 3 Lessons from Public Administration Research about Work Motivators in the Public Sector; 3.1 Literature Review Methodology; 3.2 Public Sector Work Motivation: What Has Public Administration Research Studied?; 3.3 How Has Public Administration Research Studied Work Motivation?; 3.4 The Determinants of Work Motivation in the Public Sector; 3.4.1 Demographic Determinants of Work Motivation; 3.4.2 Attitudes, Values and Traits Influencing Public Sector Work Motivation |
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3.4.3 Job-Level Determinants of Work Motivation3.4.4 Management-Level Determinants of Work Motivation; 3.4.5 Organizational-Level Determinants of Work Motivation; 3.5 Conclusions; 4 The Art of Motivating Public Employees in Practice: Lessons from and for Public Administration Research; 4.1 Lessons from Public Administration Scholarship; 4.2 Lessons from Other Disciplines for Practitioners and Public Administration Scholars; 4.3 Towards a More Holistic, Actionable and Robust Study of Public Sector Work Motivation in Public Administration; Bibliography |
| Summary |
What motivates public employees to work hard? This Element systematically reviews answers from public administration research. The authors locate this research in a novel two-dimensional typology, which shows that public employees can be motivated for other- and self-interested reasons and extrinsic (motivated by outcomes) and intrinsic (motivated by work itself) reasons. Public administration research sheds significant light on extrinsic motivators: working hard to help society (public service motivation), one's organization (organizational commitment) and oneself (financial incentives). Future research should focus on hitherto understudied motivators: symbolic rewards and intrinsic motivators, such as enjoyable work tasks, warm glow, and relatedness with colleagues. Supplementary material for this Element is available online |
| Notes |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 May 2019) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 73-85) |
| Subject |
Government productivity.
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Organizational change.
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Organizational effectiveness.
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Public administration.
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Government productivity
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Organizational change
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Organizational effectiveness
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Public administration
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schuster, Christian, author
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| ISBN |
9781108559720 |
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1108559727 |
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