The High Note of Meaning: A Case Study of Public Service Motivation of Local Government Officials

Public service motivation (PSM) has provided a new breadth to the study of what attracts and retains workers in public organizations committed mission. The present research contributes topic by exploring local government workers’ for service, meaning they attribute their activity as servants, relations between PSM work (MOW). An adaptation scale Portuguese language context level administration is proposed based on sample seventeen surveyed municipalities involving 252 participants. Within analyzed context, dedication interest most important factor and, alongside self-sacrifice, more common older servants those with higher educational degrees. Workers temporary job contracts rank indifference disbelief politics opposed tenure who show interest. majority participants consider be purposeful meaningful, state that significantly positively correlated altruistic dimensions PSM, self-sacrifice interest, suggesting profitable venue organizational policy benchmarking.