Motivating public employees

By:

Esteve, Marc

Contributor(s):

Schuster, Christan [Co-author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Elements in public and nonprofit administrationPublication details: Cambridge University Press 2019 CambridgeDescription: 85 p. Includes bibliographical referencesISBN:

9781108459235

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

658.314 E8M6

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. https://www.cambridge.org/in/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/politics-general-interest/motivating-public-employees?format=PB&isbn=9781108459235

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Table of contents:

1. Motivation as the holy grail of public management
2. Work motivation in the public sector – a typology
3. Lessons from public administration research about work motivators in the public sector
4. The art of motivating public employees in practice – lessons from and for public administration research

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.

https://www.cambridge.org/in/academic/subjects/politics-international-relations/politics-general-interest/motivating-public-employees?format=PB&isbn=9781108459235

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