International Journal of Manpower: Volume 37 Issue 5

Human resource management (HRM) and public service motivation (PSM): Where are we, and where do we go from here?

Fabian Homberg, Rick Vogel

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…

Managers’ motives for investing in HR practices and their implications for public service motivation: A theoretical perspective

Julian Seymour Gould-Williams

The purpose of this paper is to explain how approaches to human resource management may contribute to the development of public service motivation (PSM). Three different…

Antecedents and outcomes of non-profit public service motivation in Korean NPOs

Sung Min Park, Min Young Kim

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of non-profit service motivation (NPSM) as a cognitive dimension in the enhancement of managerial accountability of Korean NGO…

Public service motivation, prosocial behaviours, and career ambitions

Jaclyn Schede Piatak

The purpose of this paper is to examine the behavioural consequences of public service motivation (PSM) and how motivation relates to an individual’s call to serve both inside and…

Does misfit loom larger than fit? Experimental evidence on motivational person-job fit, public service motivation, and prospect theory

Oliver Neumann

In light of the challenge to attract skilled employees in times of dwindling labour supply, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how motivational person-job fit influences…

Raising the next generation of public servants? Parental influence on volunteering behavior and public service career aspirations

Justin M. Stritch, Robert K Christensen

While there is a large body of literature examining the effect public service motivation (PSM) has on both an individual’s career and volunteering decisions, the effects of social…

Exploring the interplay between leadership styles and PSM in two organisational settings

Gabriella Fazzi, Nereo Zamaro

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationships of public service motivation (PSM) with leadership style (transformational and transactional) in two different sectors…

From compliance to commitment: Centralization and public service motivation in different administrative regimes

Palina Prysmakova

Building on institutional theories, the purpose of this paper is to test the relationship of organizational centralization and public service motivation (PSM), and to explore…

Bridging the gap: Social networks as a theoretical mechanism linking public service motivation and performance

Seungjin Choi

The purpose of this paper is to theoretically clarify the relationship between public service motivation and performance by suggesting a framework in which social networks among…