This book explores the behaviours that result from Public Service Motivation (PSM), outside of a firm or agency environment. Covering topics such as volunteering, and political participation, the authors present rich empirical data from the US and the UK, as well as other countries. With fresh insights into a growing area of interest, this book will provide valuable reading for researchers working in the field of PSM, and those involved in working towards a successful and sustainable society.

Fabian Homberg is Associate Professor in Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour at LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome, Italy.

Joyce Costello is a Senior Lecturer in the Media School at Bournemouth University, UK.   

1;Foreword;6 2;Acknowledgements;8 3;Contents;9 4;List of Tables;10 5;1: On the Nature of Public Service Motivation;11 5.1;Introduction;11 5.2;PSM: A Misnomer? (or: The State Versus Trait Debate);14 5.3;Plan of the Book;17 5.4;References;18 6;2: Zooming In on Public Service Motivation I: Conceptual Facets;23 6.1;The Development of the PSM Construct;23 6.2;Prosocial Motivation;28 6.2.1;Altruism;28 6.2.2;Intrinsic Motivation;31 6.3;Civic Engagement;33 6.4;References;34 7;3: Zooming In on Public Service Motivation II: Construct Measurement;39 7.1;The PSM Measurement Space;39 7.2;The Original Measure of PSM: "Perry's 24";40 7.2.1;"Attraction to Policy Making": A More Detailed Look;45 7.3;Cutting Perry's 24;46 7.4;Enhancing International Comparability;47 7.5;Global Measures of PSM;48 7.6;Cultural Variations and New Dimensions;50 7.6.1;Local Adaptations of the PSM Measure;51 7.6.2;Expanding the PSM Construct with New Dimensions;52 7.7;References;55 8;4: The Association of Public Service Motivation and Civic Engagement: Linking PSM and Volunteering Intensity;59 8.1;Public Service Motivation;61 8.2;Volunteering Intensity;64 8.3;P-O Fit;67 8.4;Method;68 8.5;Measurement of Main Variables;69 8.6;Analysis;69 8.7;Discussion and Conclusion;75 8.8;References;77 9;5: Civic Engagement as Political Participation: Does PSM Create Politically Active Citizens?;83 9.1;What Happened to the Engaged Citizen?;84 9.2;Individual Differences and Political Participation;86 9.3;PSM and Political Participation;87 9.4;Method;90 9.4.1;Data and Sample;90 9.5;Measures;90 9.5.1;Dependent Variables: Forms of Civic Engagement;90 9.5.2;Independent Variables;92 9.5.3;Control Variables;93 9.6;Results;93 9.6.1;Estimation Strategy;93 9.6.2;Findings;93 9.7;Discussion;99 9.7.1;Limitations;101 9.8;Appendix 5.1: Sample Characteristics;102 9.9;Appendix 5.2: Correlations;103 9.10;References;104 10;6: Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward;107 10.1;A Brief Summary of Findings;107 10.2;What Do Our Findings Mean in a Wider Context of the Literature?;109 10.3;An Agenda for Future Research on PSM and Civic Engagement;111 10.4;References;113 11;Index;115