Public Service Motivation Scholarship in Africa: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

Although several literature reviews have been published on public service motivation (PSM), none of them focused solely on Africa. Adopting a systematic review of the literature, we analyse articles on PSM scholarship in Africa published between 2005 and 2017. We found that authors in African PSM is...

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Published in:International journal of public administration 2019-04, Vol.42 (6), p.497-508
Main Authors: Bawole, Justice Nyigmah, Mensah, James Kwame, Amegavi, George Babington
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
african countries
literature review
Literature reviews
Motivation
Public administration
public management
Public service motivation
Respondents
Scholarship
Students
Systematic review
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Summary:Although several literature reviews have been published on public service motivation (PSM), none of them focused solely on Africa. Adopting a systematic review of the literature, we analyse articles on PSM scholarship in Africa published between 2005 and 2017. We found that authors in African PSM is consistently increasing with their research published in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals. The antecedents and consequences of African PSM are similar to those of Western countries. Finally, respondents of African PSM scholarship are skewed towards "managerist" and students' perspective. We proposed agenda for African PSM research with four key interest areas.
ISSN:0190-0692
1532-4265
DOI:10.1080/01900692.2018.1491591