Infusing public service motivation (PSM) throughout the employment relationship: a review of PSM and the human resource management process

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Jaclyn S. Piatak ◽  
Jessica E. Sowa ◽  
Willow S. Jacobson ◽  
Jasmine McGinnis Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Employment Relationship ◽  
Management Process

scholarly journals Human resource management (HRM) and public service motivation (PSM)

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 746-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabian Homberg ◽  
Rick Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – 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 how the literatures on HRM and PSM relate to each other. Design/methodology/approach – The paper combines two complementary studies: a bibliometric analysis of the interrelationships between the two literatures and a meta-analysis of the impact of HR practices on PSM. Findings – Although HRM is among the core subject categories to which the literature on PSM refers, the pre-eminence of HR topics self-reported by PSM researchers indicates large room for further transfer. Intrinsic HR practices show positive and significant effects on PSM, while no such association was found for extrinsic HR practices. Originality/value – The editorial is a complement to a recent bibliometric review of PSM research, focusing more particularly on the interrelationships with HRM and applying hitherto unused techniques. It is also the first meta-analysis of the association between HR practices and PSM.

Managers’ motives for investing in HR practices and their implications for public service motivation

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 764-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Seymour Gould-Williams
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Public Service ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Service Motivation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
Theoretical Paper

Purpose – 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 approaches to managing people are outlined, namely, the “high performance”, “high commitment” and “high involvement”. Relevant theories are then used to predict the outcomes and relevance of the different approaches when promoting PSM in public sector organisations. Design/methodology/approach – This is a theoretical paper. Findings – This paper provides the first theoretical explanations for the relationships between human resource (HR) practices and PSM in public sector organisations. Originality/value – This paper explains how the same HR practices may have different employee outcomes depending on managers’ motivations for implementing them.

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