見過ごされがちだった「モチベーション」の側面から、行政における（公共・民間・非営利を越える）雇用や人材確保、意思決定の内実に迫る。国際・学際的研究成果の最前線を集約したハンドブック。Covering a wide range of core motivational topics and subfields relevant to the study of public and nonprofit administration, chapters emphasize the key motivational factors that affect employee recruitment, selection and retention and how they affect - and are affected by - employee behaviour.