Public Service Motivation Scholarship in Africa: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

Justice Nyigmah Bawole, James Kwame Mensah, George Babington Amegavi

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

15 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Although several literature reviews have been published on public service motivation (PSM), none of them focused solely on Africa. Adopting a systematic review of the literature, we analyse articles on PSM scholarship in Africa published between 2005 and 2017. We found that authors in African PSM is consistently increasing with their research published in highly ranked peer-reviewed journals. The antecedents and consequences of African PSM are similar to those of Western countries. Finally, respondents of African PSM scholarship are skewed towards “managerist” and students’ perspective. We proposed agenda for African PSM research with four key interest areas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)497-508
Number of pages12
JournalInternational Journal of Public Administration
Volume42
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 Apr 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Public service motivation
  • african countries
  • literature review
  • public administration
  • public management

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Public Service Motivation Scholarship in Africa: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this