TY - JOUR
T1 - Public Service Motivation in an International Comparative Perspective
T2 - The UK and Germany
AU - Vandenabeele, Wouter
AU - Scheepers, Sarah
AU - Hondeghem, Annie
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - Public service motivation refers to the type of motivation to perform behavior that relates typically to the public sector; such as altruism or public interest. The concept was originally developed within an American context by James Perry and other academics. However; one can distinguish a similar, if not identical, concept in several European countries. This article makes a comparison between two European cases of public service motivation: the United Kingdom and Germany. The results show that although there are similarities between them, there are also marked differences. Our findings provide the basis for further research to explore the phenomenon in a cross cultural and international context.
AB - Public service motivation refers to the type of motivation to perform behavior that relates typically to the public sector; such as altruism or public interest. The concept was originally developed within an American context by James Perry and other academics. However; one can distinguish a similar, if not identical, concept in several European countries. This article makes a comparison between two European cases of public service motivation: the United Kingdom and Germany. The results show that although there are similarities between them, there are also marked differences. Our findings provide the basis for further research to explore the phenomenon in a cross cultural and international context.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84993767759&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/095207670602100102
DO - 10.1177/095207670602100102
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84993767759
SN - 0952-0767
VL - 21
SP - 13
EP - 31
JO - Public Policy and Administration
JF - Public Policy and Administration
IS - 1
ER -