Motivational psychology and the call to professional public service in Canada

Bibliographic Data

ID9783826
AuthorsMartyn Brown (École Nationale d'Administration Publique, corresponding author), M Paul Brown, Jonny White (École Nationale d'Administration Publique)
Year2021
Volume64
Issue3
Pages335-359
Publication date2021-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/capa.12432
OpenAlexW3198239254
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited26

This article explores the phenomenon of the call to professional public service in Canada. It draws on the testimonials of exemplars in Canada and elsewhere, and research findings from the fields of prosocial behaviour and public service motivation (PSM), and especially from motivational psychology, with its concepts of “flow” and “element,” to shed light on the dynamics of the call and steps professional public services can take to best mobilize individuals responding to it.

Acknowledgement · Business · Dynamics (music · Element (criminal law · Epistemology · Pedagogy · Phenomenon · Political science · Professional psychology · Prosocial behavior · Public relations · Public service · Service (business · Sociology · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Law · Marketing · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Public Policy and Administration Research · Social Psychology

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