Does performance-related pay and public service motivation research treat state-owned enterprises like a neglected Cinderella? A systematic literature review and agenda for future research on performance effects

Ulf Papenfuß*, Florian Keppeler

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Abstract

Studies of the performance effects of performance-related pay (PRP) and other-regarding motivations such as public service motivation (PSM) show that organizational goals and ownership structure play a crucial role, but these determinants are under-researched. In narrowing this gap, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are relevant research objects. However, this systematic literature review categorizing different types of public sector organization reveals that only 9% of the 232 identified articles examine SOEs. On that basis, this article develops a research agenda for examining the performance effects of the combination of PRP and PSM/other-regarding motivations in SOEs as a foundation for future research in different disciplines.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPublic Management Review
Volume22
Issue7
Pages (from-to)1119-1145
Number of pages27
ISSN1471-9037
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Other-regarding motivation
  • Performance-related pay
  • Public Service Motivation
  • agencification
  • public sector organization
  • state-owned enterprises
  • public service motivation (PSM)
  • other-regarding motivation
  • state-owned enterprise (SOE)
  • Performance-related pay (PRP)
  • public sector organization (PSO)

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