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"All quiet on the non-Western front?" A review of public service motivation scholarship in non-Western contexts

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  • Zeger Van der Wal

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While public service motivation (PSM) research has recently become more internationalised, over 80% of all scholarship is still being conducted in Europe and the United States. In this article, the focus is on recent PSM scholarship in non-Western contexts, involving 36 empirical studies published between 2000 and 2014. Of particular interest are the origins of scholarship, the theories, samples and methodologies used, and the empirical findings on the relation between PSM and key antecedents and outcomes. The findings show that the use of theoretical and methodological approaches with a Western signature is sometimes problematic in explaining motivational and organisational dynamics in non-Western contexts. In response, the discussion concludes by proposing a research agenda for non-Western PSM research with three key interest areas: cultural values and societal disposition, different types of motivators and their relation with PSM, and links between public service ethos, institutions, and PSM.

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  • Zeger Van der Wal, 2015. ""All quiet on the non-Western front?" A review of public service motivation scholarship in non-Western contexts," Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 37(2), pages 69-86, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rapaxx:v:37:y:2015:i:2:p:69-86
    DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2015.1041223
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    2. AMENDOLA, Francesca, 2019. "he Public Service Motivation: Lessons from the Literature," CELPE Discussion Papers 158, CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy.
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