To blow the whistle in Brazil: The impact of gender and public service motivation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo M. Tavares ◽  
Fabiana V. Lima ◽  
Gregory Michener
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
The Impact

Does psychological empowerment condition the impact of public service motivation on perceived organizational performance? Evidence from the US federal government

2021 ◽  
pp. 002085232110089
Author(s):  
Jae Young Lim ◽  
Kuk-Kyoung Moon ◽  
Robert K. Christensen
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Psychological Empowerment ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Federal Government ◽  
The Impact

Although the relationships between public service motivation and work-related outcomes are contingent on an employee’s psychological state, little empirical evidence exists on whether psychological empowerment conditions the relationship between public service motivation and perceived organizational performance in public organizations. This study addresses this gap by examining data from the 2010 US Merit Principles Survey on psychological empowerment’s moderating role between public service motivation and the perceived achievement of organizational goals, as well as the perceived quality of work-unit products and services in the US federal government. First, the findings indicate that public service motivation and psychological empowerment improve both of these perceived organizational performance measures. Second, the findings indicate that the link between public service motivation and perceived organizational performance is slightly enhanced when public employees feel more psychologically empowered. Points for practitioners This article offers practical lessons for practitioners who are concerned about improving organizational performance. Emphasizing the importance of psychological empowerment in strengthening the link between public service motivation and perceived organizational performance, the article suggests a critical need to cultivate psychological empowerment in the public sector, which has been under heavy pressure to do more with less in a rapidly changing environment.

scholarly journals Purchasing Counterfeits and Citizenship: Public Service Motivation Matters

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Kwangho Jung ◽  
Seung-Hee Lee ◽  
Jane Workman
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Unethical Behavior ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Ethical Consumption ◽  
Past Experience ◽  
Ethical Consumer ◽  
Willingness To Buy ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Willingness To Purchase ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to examine how consumers’ public service motivation (PSM) is related to ethical consumption behaviors and how past experience of unethical behavior can reduce the impact of PSM on ethical consumer behaviors. A nationally representative sample from South Korea was used to explore how PSM influences willingness to purchase fashion counterfeits and how the impact of PSM differs for those with and without past experience buying fashion counterfeits. Higher PSM was associated with less willingness to buy counterfeits. Past experience buying counterfeits was associated with greater willingness to buy counterfeits. Past experience buying counterfeits intervened between the impact of PSM and willingness to buy counterfeits such that the impact of PSM was weakened.

scholarly journals Public service motivation in the Chinese public and private sectors

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dermot McCarthy ◽  
Ping Wei ◽  
Fabian Homberg ◽  
Vurain Tabvuma
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
The Public ◽  
Municipal District ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to statistically test if the public service motivation (PSM) measure operates in the same way across the public and private sectors of a municipal district in China. It also contrasts the relationship between PSM and workplace outcomes across sectors and employee age groups. Design/methodology/approach Survey data from independent samples of public (n=220) and private (n=230) sector employees in the Changsha Municipal District of China is used. The analysis tests for invariance across groups, before comparing mean values and regression weights. Findings Only in respect of one PSM dimension do findings show a significant higher mean in the public sector. No significant difference is found on the impact of PSM on employee performance across sectors, while it is in the private sector that PSM has the greater impact on intention to leave. Findings also show no marked impact of age upon outcomes. Research limitations/implications This study provides an initial set of results and further research will need to be undertaken to verify them. The limited sample size and narrow geographical focus, although in line with similar studies on China, means the ability to draw generalisations is limited. The reliance on self-reported measures means issues with common method bias cannot be ignored. Measures were taken during data collection to minimise issues of bias and a set of post-hoc test results are provided. Practical implications The recruitment of employees with higher levels of PSM can be expected to play a role in achieving better outcomes, regardless of sector and age profile. Originality/value The PSM measure has been applied by researchers across various economic sectors. This paper is one of the first to statistically test if the concept and its measure operates in the same way across sectors. The paper contributes to the on-going debate on PSM in the context of China and its relationship with a number of key output variables. Finally, the paper contributes to the emerging debate on changing workforce demographics and their role in shaping outcomes.

scholarly journals Human resource management (HRM) and public service motivation (PSM)

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 746-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Homberg ◽  
Rick Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an introduction to the special issue on public service motivation (PSM) and human resource management (HRM). The authors analyse and review how the literatures on HRM and PSM relate to each other. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines two complementary studies: a bibliometric analysis of the interrelationships between the two literatures and a meta-analysis of the impact of HR practices on PSM. Findings – Although HRM is among the core subject categories to which the literature on PSM refers, the pre-eminence of HR topics self-reported by PSM researchers indicates large room for further transfer. Intrinsic HR practices show positive and significant effects on PSM, while no such association was found for extrinsic HR practices. Originality/value – The editorial is a complement to a recent bibliometric review of PSM research, focusing more particularly on the interrelationships with HRM and applying hitherto unused techniques. It is also the first meta-analysis of the association between HR practices and PSM.

Transformational Leadership and Project Success: A Mediating Role of Public Service Motivation

2021 ◽  
pp. 009539972110404
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zeeshan Fareed ◽  
Qin Su
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Public Project ◽  
Public Servants ◽  
Public Projects ◽  
The Impact

Previous studies have linked public-sector employees’ motivation to desired results such as higher performance and improved quality of public services. However, questions about the impact of employee motivation on public projects have received less attention. This article uses work motivation theory to explore the fundamental processes by which transformational leadership (TL) and public service motivation (PSM) engender public project success (PS). Analysis of 296 public servants’ data working on Pakistan public projects showed a positive correlation between TL, PSM, and PS. It also showed that PSM partially mediates the relationship between TL and PS.

Only When We Agree! How Value Congruence Moderates the Impact of Goal-Oriented Leadership on Public Service Motivation

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Thy Jensen ◽  
Lotte Bøgh Andersen ◽  
Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Value Congruence ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Performance Appraisal in Universities—Assessing the Tension in Public Service Motivation (PSM)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 174
Author(s):  
Łukasz Sułkowski ◽  
Sylwia Przytuła ◽  
Colin Borg ◽  
Konrad Kulikowski
Keyword(s):  
Performance Appraisal ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Prominent Feature ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Individual Commitment

Performance appraisal (PA) has become a prominent feature on the agenda of higher education institutions (HEIs). However, the traditional culture of the typical university is based on individual commitment, scientific teamwork, dedication to public service and intrinsic motivation of the academic staff, all of which are the essential components of public service motivation (PSM). By interviewing key informants from three public universities, the purpose of our research was to identify various tensions between PA and PSM, by asking what is the impact of PA on PSM of academics in public HEIs. Our findings have shown that the purposefulness of PA activities may not be fully understood by public HEI management and academics. The existing tensions between PA normative aims of motivation and fair evaluation and its descriptive effects of increasing bureaucracy and dissatisfaction might undermine PSM, an essential driving force that motivates academics to work in public HEIs.

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