01415pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001700040245009900057260000900156300001700165520100900182650001501191650001901206650001801225773002601243180718b2011   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aRitz, Adrian  aAttraction to public policy-making: A qualitative inquiry into improvements in PSM measurement  c2011  ap.1128-1147.  aThe arcticle presents improvements for the dimension of 'Attraction to Public Plicy-making' within the Public Service Motivation measurement scale.  The literature concerning the theory behind his and a large number of empirical studies point out the shortcomings of this dimension with regard to both the contents and the methodology employed.  This article deals in depth with the aspect of 'Attracting to Public Policy-making' and, in contrast to the work carried out to date, tackles the open questions using a qualitative research strategy.  The analysis of 21 partially structured interviews, which were conducted with administative employees at the local government level, demonstrates that, while the empirical findings confirm the contents of the original dimension, the items selected for this in previous research are insufficient and can lead to measurement problems.  This article suggests specific items for validation and improved measuremnt to be applied in future research. - Reproduced.  aMotivation  a Public policy  aPolicy making  aPublic Administration