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100			_aDesmarais, Celine
245			_aAll motivated by public service? The links between hierarchical position and public service motivation
260			_c2014
300			_ap.131-150.
362			_aMar
520			_aResearch into public service motivation (PSM) is currently witnessing exponential growth. However, the universal application of the concept to all categories of public employees raises questions. Indeed, the origins of the concept, which can be traced back to political science studies in the United States, may suggest that the concept applies mainly to senior management but much less to other types of employee, whose motivations seem more instrumental. Research into the antecedents of PSM has thus shown that high hierarchical levels were associated with employee profiles with a high level of PSM (Bright, 2005; Camilleri, 2007). Some authors go as far as to consider that the concept does not apply at all to blue-collar jobs (Gabris and Simo, 1995). The purpose of this article is therefore to analyse the differences between the public service motivation of operatives and that of other categories of employees. To do so, we draw on two empirical studies, one quantitative (n = 2868), conducted among the public employees of cities in 12 countries, and the other qualitative, conducted among public employees working in the technical service of a French town. Our results show that the level of PSM is not lower among blue-collar workers but that, on the other hand, it is different in nature and dimensions. - Reproduced.
650			_aHuman resources development
650			_aMotivation
700			_aGamassou, Claire Edey
773			_aInternational Review of Administrative Sciences
908			_aN
909			_a103808
999			_c103804 _d103804