COŞKUN, Selim Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanlığı, Turkey

PUBLIC SERVICE MOTIVATION THEORY: A LITERATURE REVIEW

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The question of what motivate the employees is one of the critical issues for both public and private sectors. Depending on the assumption that employees are motivated by primarily material incentives, performancerelated pay practices have been adopted by public sector in the whole world. As an alternative to this approach, Public Service Motivation theory assumes the public sector employees as socially motivated patriot individuals who do not always consider his/her self-interest. Although Public Service Motivation Theory has been increasingly discussed in the international public administration literature with different dimensions, it is still not known much in Turkey. This study aims to make a literature review and; thus, bring attention to the Turkish public administration community on this subject.

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Public sector , Motivation , Performance

The International Journal Of Economic and Social Research

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