TY - JOUR
T1 - The effects of public service motivation on collaborative behavior
T2 - Evidence from three experimental games
AU - Esteve, M.
AU - van Witteloostuijn, A.
AU - Boyne, G.
PY - 2015/3
Y1 - 2015/3
N2 - Although research on the antecedents of collaboration is vast, no study has examined the effects of public service motivation (PSM). The current study relates PSM to decisions on whether or not to collaborate, while controlling for the Big Six personality traits. Empirical evidence is gathered by means of an experimental design based on three different prisoner's dilemma games. Results indicate that PSM affects collaboration when the individual decides to collaborate or not as a first mover, before knowing what the counterpart decides, and as a second player provided that the counterpart has decided not to collaborate.
AB - Although research on the antecedents of collaboration is vast, no study has examined the effects of public service motivation (PSM). The current study relates PSM to decisions on whether or not to collaborate, while controlling for the Big Six personality traits. Empirical evidence is gathered by means of an experimental design based on three different prisoner's dilemma games. Results indicate that PSM affects collaboration when the individual decides to collaborate or not as a first mover, before knowing what the counterpart decides, and as a second player provided that the counterpart has decided not to collaborate.
U2 - 10.1080/10967494.2015.1012573
DO - 10.1080/10967494.2015.1012573
M3 - Article
SN - 1096-7494
VL - 18
SP - 171
EP - 189
JO - International Public Management Journal
JF - International Public Management Journal
IS - 2
ER -