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Public Service Motivation, Prosocial Motivation and Altruism: Towards Disentanglement and Conceptual Clarity

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  • Carina Schott
  • Oliver Neumann
  • Muriel Baertschi
  • Adrian Ritz

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Research on public service motivation (PSM) has made great strides in terms of study output. Given the enormous scholarly attention on PSM, it is surprising that considerable conceptual ambiguities and overlaps with related concepts such as prosocial motivation, and altruism still remain. This study addresses this issue by systematically carving out the differences and similarities between these concepts. Taking this approach, this study clarifies the conceptual space of both PSM and the other concepts. Using data from semi-structured interviews with police officers, it is illustrated that PSM and prosocial motivation are different types of motivation leading to different types of prosocial behaviour.

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  • Carina Schott & Oliver Neumann & Muriel Baertschi & Adrian Ritz, 2019. "Public Service Motivation, Prosocial Motivation and Altruism: Towards Disentanglement and Conceptual Clarity," International Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(14), pages 1200-1211, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:lpadxx:v:42:y:2019:i:14:p:1200-1211
    DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2019.1588302
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    1. Nick Brander-Peetz & David Peetz & Paula Brough, 2022. "Turnover intentions, training and motivations among Australian union staff," Economic and Industrial Democracy, Department of Economic History, Uppsala University, Sweden, vol. 43(4), pages 1495-1518, November.

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