Prosocial Behaviors: A Matter of Altruism or Public Service Motivation?

Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 504 - 518
Published: Dec 6, 2019
Abstract
In recent years, public service motivation (PSM) research has grown substantially, but is still largely limited to the field of public administration. To be able to export the theory and measures of PSM to other disciplines, we need more conceptual clarity. Some suggest PSM is analogous to altruism, whereas others warn not to confound the two concepts. Is PSM separate from altruism? How does each motivational construct relate to prosocial...
Paper Details
Title
Prosocial Behaviors: A Matter of Altruism or Public Service Motivation?
Published Date
Dec 6, 2019
Volume
30
Issue
3
Pages
504 - 518
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