This article draws upon a sample of nonprofit and state government managers to examine the role that service motivation plays in both sectors. The research addressed three main questions: 1) what are the main motivational types and constructs of managers in the public and nonprofit sectors? 2) what differences exist between these sectors in terms of level of motivation? And 3) what are the long...

Previous research has shown that people select public sector jobs for meaningful work. In this regard, the meaning of work comes from way is conceived, as represented by model given Hackman and Oldham (1975), which can have important implications work-related behaviour. Therefore, analyses how job characteristics would influence civil servants' Public Service Motivation leads to interaction bet...

BACKGROUND Addressing the shortage of health service providers (doctors and nurses) in rural health centres remains a huge challenge. The lack of motivation of health service providers to serve in rural areas is one of the major reasons for such shortage. While many studies have aimed at analysing the reasons for low motivation, hardly any studies in India have focused on developing valid and r...