Motivational psychology and the call to professional public service in Canada

Brown, M.; White, Jonny

doi:10.1111/capa.12432

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“…The Canadian conceptual contributions highlight the relevance and importance of PSM and related topics to the Canadian public sector. Brown and White (2021) liken PSM to the concept of "the call" to public service-a desire to benefit society at large in the context of public sector institutions. Important drivers of Canadian public service, PSM and the call appear inadequately harnessed with existing incentives packages (Brown and White 2021).…”

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“…Brown and White (2021) liken PSM to the concept of "the call" to public service-a desire to benefit society at large in the context of public sector institutions. Important drivers of Canadian public service, PSM and the call appear inadequately harnessed with existing incentives packages (Brown and White 2021). Incentives, hiring, and promotion decisions based on merit are also discussed by Kernaghan (2011), who highlighted that the notion of merit has over time shifted to include considerations of PSM and employee engagement (Kernaghan 2011).…”

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Frontiers of public service motivation research in Canada: A scoping review

Wranik,

McPherson,

Caron

et al. 2024

Can Public Adm

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The Canadian public sector employs around one‐fifth of Canadian workers; they are responsible for policy making, stewarding public funds, and serving the public. Canadian governments struggle with job satisfaction, engagement, retention, and turnover, all of which may be associated with public service motivation (PSM). We conducted a scoping review of Canadian PSM research to synthesize what is known about these associations in the Canadian context. We identified 24 published studies and four works in progress. These demonstrate that PSM exists among Canadian public servants from the early stages of their career until later stages, and that PSM bolsters attraction to public sector work among students. No studies measured PSM among Canadian public servants using a validated instrument. Further research about the contributions of PSM to the quality of Canadian public services and how employers can nurture PSM is recommended, particularly given recent changes in work environments.

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Section: Conceptual Contributions To the Psm Literaturementioning

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Frontiers of public service motivation research in Canada: A scoping review

Wranik,

McPherson,

Caron

et al. 2024

Can Public Adm

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“…Canadian PSM research is underdeveloped despite the size of the Canadian public sector, which is consistent with previous findings regarding the scholarly impact of Canadian public administration research in general (Charbonneau et al, 2018). An ongoing systematic search of the literature on public service motivation, its dimensions, its antecedents and its employment related outcomes revealed 1091 titles of studies of public service motivation, of which only 15 were specific to the Canadian context (Atkinson et al, 2014; Barney & Elias, 2010; Braun & Clarke, 2020; Bromberg & Charbonneau, 2020; Brown & White, 2021; Bullock et al, 2015; DeRiviere et al, 2021; Hensta & McGowan, 1996; Honig, 2021; Houston, 2011; Kernaghan, 2011; Lewis & Ng, 2013; Ng et al, 2016; Ng & Gossett, 2013a, 2013b; Taylor & Taylor, 2011; Taylor & Westover, 2011; Van de Walle et al, 2015). To date, we searched three databases (Scopus, PAIS, and ProQuest) using broad searches: [“public service” OR “public sector” OR “PSM”] AND [“motivation” OR “ethos”] in title, abstract, and keywords AND “public service motivation” in all fields, limited to English language studies, later limiting to Canadian studies.…”

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Staying Motivated: The Study Protocol for a Life-Course Analysis of the Career Paths of Canadian Public Servants

Wranik

McGowan

DeRiviere

et al. 2023

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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All Canadians benefit from a high quality of public service delivery, which is directly related to the motivation of public servants. A top priority for governments is to attract and retain a public sector workforce that is motivated and enthusiastic to serve the public good. The Public Service Motivation (PSM) theory offers a framework for the analysis of motivations of public servants. Knowledge is lacking on how motivations of public servants change over time and are shaped by the life-course dynamics of identities, roles, inequalities, and experiences. Our goal is to chronicle the motivations of individuals over a life course, specifically from the onset of their career in the public service to their current career stage. We will contribute to PSM theory by combining it with the Life Course Theory (LCT). This will allow for the analysis of change in PSM over time and in relation to other life events. We aim to further our understanding of determinants of motivation of public servants by unveiling the dynamic, gendered, and diverse nature of PSM, and its interconnections with professional and personal lives. Our approach is qualitative. We will interview 100 alumni of graduate public administration programs in four Canadian institutions with reference to their graduate program admissions letter as a point of departure. During reflexive interviews, participants will co-analyse their admissions letters, where our role will be to guide them along the PSM framework. We will hear from study participants how their motivations changed since those expressed in their admissions letter, to what extent motivations over time were influenced by the events in their professional and personal lives, their identities, and roles in the workplace and in society, and their personal characteristics. Interview transcripts will be analysed using reflexive thematic analysis and interpreted jointly with the study participants.

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Professionalization of Public Service of Ukraine: Specifics of the Process in the Context of Global Challenges and Modern Social Changes

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The State is an institution that should be considered as a complex multilevel system, whose managerial effectiveness depends to a large extent on the professional training of its human resources. The purpose of this article is to investigate and reveal the specificities of the process of professionalization of the public service in the context of global challenges and modern social changes. In the study, the essence and understanding of the concept of professionalization was considered, which made it possible to distinguish such approaches as: scientific, normative and legal, professional and educational. The main functions of professionalization of the public service are defined. It is noted that the public service professionalization system has a relationship with the environment, so it maintains the balance and order of its internal environment and resists chaos. Professionalization is studied as a process in the conditions of global challenges and modern social changes. It is concluded that, considering the professionalization of public service as a process in the conditions of global challenges and modern social changes, it is necessary to take into account the opinions and positions of professionals to achieve the best results in this field.

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Motivational psychology and the call to professional public service in Canada

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Frontiers of public service motivation research in Canada: A scoping review

Frontiers of public service motivation research in Canada: A scoping review

Staying Motivated: The Study Protocol for a Life-Course Analysis of the Career Paths of Canadian Public Servants

Professionalization of Public Service of Ukraine: Specifics of the Process in the Context of Global Challenges and Modern Social Changes

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