Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
4-2024
Abstract
Co-production has been embraced as a robust strategy to improve service quality and create public value. Despite growing interest in citizens’ motivations to engage in co-production, there remain some major gaps in the literature. This study proposes a theoretical framework of factors that influence co-production and offers experimental evidence as to the effects of those factors from an online survey experiment with a sample of 1,297 Koreans. The findings show that public service motivation, driven by normative motivations, is associated with greater willingness to co-produce. We find little effect of monetary or non-monetary rewards, input legitimacy, or individual characteristics such as education or income. The findings suggest that to cultivate successful co-production, governments must depart from the traditional short-term approaches to citizen engagement based on instrumental motivations and instead promote normative motivations to develop public support for co-production over the long term.
Keywords
co-production, instrumental motivation, normative motivation, public service motivation, survey experiment
Discipline
Asian Studies | Civic and Community Engagement | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Public Performance and Management Review
Volume
47
Issue
2
First Page
419
Last Page
448
ISSN
1530-9576
Identifier
10.1080/15309576.2023.2288054
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Citation
LEE, Seulki, & NA, Chongmin.(2024). Why citizens engage in co-production: A theoretical framework and experimental evidence. Public Performance and Management Review, 47(2), 419-448.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3865
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/15309576.2023.2288054
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