Calls for a recommitment of Americans to values associated with government service, among them personal sacrifice and duty to the public interest,
raise practical questions about the power of these values to stimulate and direct human behavior.
At their core, calls for a renewal of public service motivation assume the importance of such motivations for an effective and efficient public service.Those who advocate using public service motivationas the primary steering mechanism for bureaucratic behavior perceive that it is essential for achieving high levels of performance.