“…Significant interest in public service motivation (PSM) research has garnered academics’ and practitioners’ attention over the last quarter century (Battaglio & Gelec, 2017; Breaugh et al, 2018; Caillier, 2007; Chen & Hsieh, 2015; Leisink & Steijn, 2009; Liu et al, 2015; Mann, 2006; Paarlberg et al, 2008; Perry, 2000; Perry et al, 2010; Perry & Vandenabelle, 2015; Piatak et al, 2020; Taylor & Westover, 2011; Vandenabeele, 2008). The proliferation of empirical works in PSM can be accredited to the classic work by Perry and Wise (1990) who coined this term, using three core dimensions of normative, rational, and affective motives.…”