01439nam a2200169Ia 4500008004100000100002100041245006700062260000900129300001300138504001200151520099200163650001801155650001501173650002601188700002201214773003301236181130s2018    xx            000 0 und d  aGrand, Julian Le  aThe public service mutual:btheories of motivational advantage  c2018  ap.82-91.  dJan/Feb  aPublic service mutuals are a form of employee?led organization in which service workers spin out of the public sector to form �mutuals� that contract back with government to provide a service. This article draws on economic and psychological theory to demonstrate that mutuals can align both self?interested and altruistic or public service motivations so as to serve the social good; moreover, by offering greater autonomy to public service professionals, mutuals are predicted to encourage energetic and persistent behaviors. In both cases, there is an advantage over alternative forms of organization such as the public sector bureaucracy, the shareholder?owned private firm, or the nonprofit organization. The employee?led mutual form, however, may not appeal to risk?averse workers, its collective decision?making systems may be inefficient, and external mechanisms may be required to ensure that organizational outcomes are always directed toward the social good. - Reproduced.  aCivil service  aMotivation  aPublic service mutual  aRoberts, Jonathan  aPublic Administration Review