Models of Public Service Provision-When Will Knights and Knaves Be Responsive to Pawns and Queens?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Models of Public Service Provision-When Will Knights and Knaves Be Responsive to Pawns and Queens?

AU - Andersen, Lotte Bøgh

AU - Kristensen, Nicolai

AU - Pedersen, Lene Holm

PY - 2013/1/1

Y1 - 2013/1/1

N2 - This article extends the framework of Le Grand (2003, 2010) to encompass responsiveness, and the main argument is that the combination of employee motivation, user capacity, and models of public service provision potentially has serious implications for responsiveness across service areas. Although research on employee motivation thrives, especially in the public service motivation (PSM) literature, few studies have investigated user capacity empirically, and we know little about the combination of PSM, user capacity and models of service provision. Analyzing four central service areas (day care, schools, hospitals, and universities), we find variations in both user capacity and PSM. Taking this variation as a point of departure we discuss what implications different combinations of employee motivation, user capacity, and models of public service provision may have for responsiveness.

AB - This article extends the framework of Le Grand (2003, 2010) to encompass responsiveness, and the main argument is that the combination of employee motivation, user capacity, and models of public service provision potentially has serious implications for responsiveness across service areas. Although research on employee motivation thrives, especially in the public service motivation (PSM) literature, few studies have investigated user capacity empirically, and we know little about the combination of PSM, user capacity and models of service provision. Analyzing four central service areas (day care, schools, hospitals, and universities), we find variations in both user capacity and PSM. Taking this variation as a point of departure we discuss what implications different combinations of employee motivation, user capacity, and models of public service provision may have for responsiveness.

KW - Le Grand

KW - models of service provision

KW - motivation

KW - responsiveness

KW - user capacity

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84872424132&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1080/01900692.2012.721437

DO - 10.1080/01900692.2012.721437

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:84872424132

SN - 0190-0692

VL - 36

SP - 126

EP - 136

JO - International Journal of Public Administration

JF - International Journal of Public Administration

IS - 2

ER -