Richard M Clerkin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4187187 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard M Clerkin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard M |
| FAMILY NAME | Clerkin |
| SIGNATURE | CLERKIN R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | North Carolina State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7603-6865 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Separation of Powers Theory and Public Service Motivation in Nonprofit, Public, and Private Sector Managers
A normative public administration theory, separation of powers, argues that successful managers examine issues through managerial, political, and legal lenses, balancing the often competing values inherent in each lens. We build an exploratory measurement model to see if these public service values-based lenses operate in reality and whether they inform managers' decisions. Our survey data, approximately 500 working adults who are residents of th…
Sense of Community’s Impact on Philanthropic and Civic Behaviors
Social bonds serve dual individual and communal goals as indicators of life satisfaction and capital for communities seeking to address collective challenges. In this article, we explore social bonds through an individual’s sense of community and length of residence on philanthropic and civic behaviors. Specifically, we assess how sense of community influences: (1) donative and volunteering behavior in secular and religious nonprofits and (2) vot…
Outcome Insights
Providing services for a diverse population requires a shift in paradigms and mechanisms. New Public Governance (NPG) provides insights on the need for collaborative actions between organizations from all sectors. This study applies an NPG lens to investigate a state’s effort to enhance mental health and substance use recovery through building capacity in peer-support service providing organizations (SPOs). We used 37 participant interviews from …
At Your Service
This article examines the role played by nonprofit infrastructure organizations in assisting service-delivery nonprofits as they confronted the COVID-19 crisis. These organizations are differentiated by their service focus, but are united by a common mission to offer support to other nonprofits. The service areas of nonprofit infrastructure organizations can be divided into three categories: those that support the nonprofit sector as a whole, tho…
An Exploratory Study of Public Service Motivation and the Institutional-Occupational Model of the Military
This article empirically connects Moskos' Institutional-Occupational model to the large body of cross-nationally validated research on public service motivation (PSM). We find that in our sample, the PSM construct is positively correlated with institutional motivations that reflect Moskos' insights. We also find evidence that the four dimensions of PSM (Attraction to Public Participation, Commitment to Public Values, Self-sacrifice, and Compassio…
Philanthropic Mobility and the Influence of Duration of Donor Residency on Donation Choices
Scholars have long been interested in what influences philanthropic behavior. However, little is known about the effects of length of residency on charitable gifts to local and non-local organizations. Using 2010 survey data from 470 older individuals, we examine whether donors’ geographic relocations influence philanthropic behavior and whether these moves are a bigger challenge for some types of nonprofits than others. We find variations in giv…
Place, Time, and Philanthropy
America is a nation of movers, and this has implications for public and nonprofit managers who rely on donations and volunteers to increase the capacity of nonprofits and to strengthen local communities. This article explores the impact of time and place on philanthropic engagement, focusing on how three aspects of community—sense of belonging, social connections, and regional culture—are related to volunteering and giving to local organizations.…
Public Service Motivation and Political Action in College Undergraduates
This article extends the application of the public service motivation (PSM) construct from differences between volunteers and employees in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors to the phenomenon of political activities that occurs during the public policy process. Based upon regression analysis performed on a sample of undergraduate students enrolled in introductory political science courses at a large public university, PSM appears to affec…
Light and Dark Sides of Nonprofit Activities and the Rules to Manage Them
Nonprofit organizations face numerous challenges in balancing mission and nonmission pressures. These competing demands create tensions that must be managed if nonprofits are to balance the light and the dark aspects of their activities. In addition to government regulation, the authors examine other sources of “rules” used to navigate light/dark tensions in the nonprofit sector. Drawing on one form of nonprofit activity—charitable bingo—this art…
Public Service Motivation in Undergraduate Giving and
Most public service motivation (PSM) research compares government and business employees. This article fits into an emerging body of research that links PSM to volunteer activity. PSM is a needs-based approach to motivation. People may sate this need in ways other than direct government service. In this article, the authors investigate the relationship between PSM and charitable decisions. They surveyed undergraduate students at North Carolina St…
The Capacities and Challenges of Faith‐Based Human Service Organizations
This essay addresses four questions by comparing the management capacities and challenges of congregations, faith‐based organizations, and secular organizations that provide human services: (1) What role, if any, do congregations and faith‐based organizations currently play in the social service delivery system? (2) Are congregations interested in changing their role in the social service delivery system? (3) Compared to faith‐based and secular o…
Public Service Motivation in Undergraduate Giving and
Most public service motivation (PSM) research compares government and business employees. This article fits into an emerging body of research that links PSM to volunteer activity. PSM is a needs-based approach to motivation. People may sate this need in ways other than direct government service. In this article, the authors investigate the relationship between PSM and charitable decisions. They surveyed undergraduate students at North Carolina St…
At Your Service
This article examines the role played by nonprofit infrastructure organizations in assisting service-delivery nonprofits as they confronted the COVID-19 crisis. These organizations are differentiated by their service focus, but are united by a common mission to offer support to other nonprofits. The service areas of nonprofit infrastructure organizations can be divided into three categories: those that support the nonprofit sector as a whole, tho…
Place, Time, and Philanthropy
America is a nation of movers, and this has implications for public and nonprofit managers who rely on donations and volunteers to increase the capacity of nonprofits and to strengthen local communities. This article explores the impact of time and place on philanthropic engagement, focusing on how three aspects of community—sense of belonging, social connections, and regional culture—are related to volunteering and giving to local organizations.…
An Exploratory Study of Public Service Motivation and the Institutional-Occupational Model of the Military
This article empirically connects Moskos' Institutional-Occupational model to the large body of cross-nationally validated research on public service motivation (PSM). We find that in our sample, the PSM construct is positively correlated with institutional motivations that reflect Moskos' insights. We also find evidence that the four dimensions of PSM (Attraction to Public Participation, Commitment to Public Values, Self-sacrifice, and Compassio…
Public Service Motivation and Political Action in College Undergraduates
This article extends the application of the public service motivation (PSM) construct from differences between volunteers and employees in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors to the phenomenon of political activities that occurs during the public policy process. Based upon regression analysis performed on a sample of undergraduate students enrolled in introductory political science courses at a large public university, PSM appears to affec…
Light and Dark Sides of Nonprofit Activities and the Rules to Manage Them
Nonprofit organizations face numerous challenges in balancing mission and nonmission pressures. These competing demands create tensions that must be managed if nonprofits are to balance the light and the dark aspects of their activities. In addition to government regulation, the authors examine other sources of “rules” used to navigate light/dark tensions in the nonprofit sector. Drawing on one form of nonprofit activity—charitable bingo—this art…
The Capacities and Challenges of Faith‐Based Human Service Organizations
This essay addresses four questions by comparing the management capacities and challenges of congregations, faith‐based organizations, and secular organizations that provide human services: (1) What role, if any, do congregations and faith‐based organizations currently play in the social service delivery system? (2) Are congregations interested in changing their role in the social service delivery system? (3) Compared to faith‐based and secular o…
Public Service Motivation in Undergraduate Giving and
Most public service motivation (PSM) research compares government and business employees. This article fits into an emerging body of research that links PSM to volunteer activity. PSM is a needs-based approach to motivation. People may sate this need in ways other than direct government service. In this article, the authors investigate the relationship between PSM and charitable decisions. They surveyed undergraduate students at North Carolina St…
Light and Dark Sides of Nonprofit Activities and the Rules to Manage Them
Nonprofit organizations face numerous challenges in balancing mission and nonmission pressures. These competing demands create tensions that must be managed if nonprofits are to balance the light and the dark aspects of their activities. In addition to government regulation, the authors examine other sources of “rules” used to navigate light/dark tensions in the nonprofit sector. Drawing on one form of nonprofit activity—charitable bingo—this art…
Public Service Motivation and Political Action in College Undergraduates
This article extends the application of the public service motivation (PSM) construct from differences between volunteers and employees in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors to the phenomenon of political activities that occurs during the public policy process. Based upon regression analysis performed on a sample of undergraduate students enrolled in introductory political science courses at a large public university, PSM appears to affec…
Place, Time, and Philanthropy
America is a nation of movers, and this has implications for public and nonprofit managers who rely on donations and volunteers to increase the capacity of nonprofits and to strengthen local communities. This article explores the impact of time and place on philanthropic engagement, focusing on how three aspects of community—sense of belonging, social connections, and regional culture—are related to volunteering and giving to local organizations.…
Philanthropic Mobility and the Influence of Duration of Donor Residency on Donation Choices
Scholars have long been interested in what influences philanthropic behavior. However, little is known about the effects of length of residency on charitable gifts to local and non-local organizations. Using 2010 survey data from 470 older individuals, we examine whether donors’ geographic relocations influence philanthropic behavior and whether these moves are a bigger challenge for some types of nonprofits than others. We find variations in giv…
An Exploratory Study of Public Service Motivation and the Institutional-Occupational Model of the Military
This article empirically connects Moskos' Institutional-Occupational model to the large body of cross-nationally validated research on public service motivation (PSM). We find that in our sample, the PSM construct is positively correlated with institutional motivations that reflect Moskos' insights. We also find evidence that the four dimensions of PSM (Attraction to Public Participation, Commitment to Public Values, Self-sacrifice, and Compassio…
At Your Service
This article examines the role played by nonprofit infrastructure organizations in assisting service-delivery nonprofits as they confronted the COVID-19 crisis. These organizations are differentiated by their service focus, but are united by a common mission to offer support to other nonprofits. The service areas of nonprofit infrastructure organizations can be divided into three categories: those that support the nonprofit sector as a whole, tho…
Outcome Insights
Providing services for a diverse population requires a shift in paradigms and mechanisms. New Public Governance (NPG) provides insights on the need for collaborative actions between organizations from all sectors. This study applies an NPG lens to investigate a state’s effort to enhance mental health and substance use recovery through building capacity in peer-support service providing organizations (SPOs). We used 37 participant interviews from …
Separation of Powers Theory and Public Service Motivation in Nonprofit, Public, and Private Sector Managers
A normative public administration theory, separation of powers, argues that successful managers examine issues through managerial, political, and legal lenses, balancing the often competing values inherent in each lens. We build an exploratory measurement model to see if these public service values-based lenses operate in reality and whether they inform managers' decisions. Our survey data, approximately 500 working adults who are residents of th…
Sense of Community’s Impact on Philanthropic and Civic Behaviors
Social bonds serve dual individual and communal goals as indicators of life satisfaction and capital for communities seeking to address collective challenges. In this article, we explore social bonds through an individual’s sense of community and length of residence on philanthropic and civic behaviors. Specifically, we assess how sense of community influences: (1) donative and volunteering behavior in secular and religious nonprofits and (2) vot…
Political science (9 works) · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (8 works) · Public relations (8 works) · Business (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Public Policy and Administration Research (5 works) · Public sector (5 works) · Marketing (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Public service (4 works)