Public service motivation

is it possible to translate into Portuguese?

Authors

  • Luís Otávio Milagres de Assis Secretaria de Planejamento e Gestão do Estado de Minas Gerais 0000-0003-0680-1354

Keywords:

motivation, international comparison, survey

Abstract

Only in 1990 science began producing systematic studies seeking to investigate whether there are specificities in the dynamics of work motivation among employees in public organizations compared to private institutions. To understand these specificities, James Perry coined the concept of public service motivation (PSM). This article first reviews literature on PSM synthesizing the findings of more than 30 years of empirical research. The analysis shows that the international validity of this concept is controversial and that the findings are not automatically applicable to Brazil. For this reason, a second objective is the validation of a short metric to measure PSM on Brazil. Finally, from a survey with 443 public servants, preferences for intrinsic and extrinsic rewards are analyzed and compared to international research. The result shows a motivational dynamic similar to that of developed countries, at least in part of public administration. 

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Author Biography

Luís Otávio Milagres de Assis, Secretaria de Planejamento e Gestão do Estado de Minas Gerais

Doutor em Administração Pública e Governo pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas (EAESP-FGV), com estágio de pesquisa na University of Georgia (UGA). Mestre em Administração Pública e Governo pela EAESP-FGV. Bacharel em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e em Administração Pública pela Escola de Governo da Fundação João Pinheiro (FJP). (FJP).

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Published

2024-06-28

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Milagres de Assis, L. O. (2024). Public service motivation: is it possible to translate into Portuguese?. Revista Do Serviço Público, 75(2), 431-452. Retrieved from https://revista.enap.gov.br/index.php/RSP/article/view/10196

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Vol. 75 No. 2 (2024)

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