Evidence-based HRM: Volume 2 Issue 1

Intrinsic and internalized modes of teaching motivation

Uwe Wilkesmann, Christian J. Schmid

The introduction of New Public Management in the German system of higher education raises issues of the academics’ motivation to do research and to teach. The purpose of this…

Investigating and explaining organizational antecedents of PSM

C. Schott, J.L.J. Pronk

First, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to the public service motivation (PSM) literature by increasing the limited knowledge of organizational antecedents of PSM…

Public service motivation and performance: a critical perspective

Nicolai Petrovsky, Adrian Ritz

A growing body of literature points to the importance of public service motivation (PSM) for the performance of public organizations. The purpose of this paper is to assess the…

Public service motivation and willingness to collaborate: An examination in the context of homeland security

Heather Getha-Taylor, Alexa Haddock-Bigwarfe

The purpose of this paper is to examine public service motivation (PSM) and the connection with collaborative attitudes among a sample of homeland security actors representing the…

How the approval of rules influences motivation

Emil Inauen

With their specific characteristics, religious orders provide an interesting environment that can be used to deepen the understanding and dynamics of work motivation in the public…

Viewpoint: governing the governance of the governors : Motivating accountability at the top of public organizations

Donald Nordberg

The purpose of this “viewpoint” is to consider developments in the governance practices in UK public organizations, showing how ideas from the governance of listed companies have…

Viewpoint: why variable pay-for-performance in healthcare can backfire: Evidence from psychological economics

Margit Osterloh

– The purpose of this “viewpoint” is to consider the unintended consequences of variable pay and incentive schemes in healthcare environments.

Motivation in public sector organizations – introduction to the special issue

Dr Fabian Homberg, Dr Vurain Tabvuma and Professor Klaus Heine