%X What motivates public employees to work hard? This book systematically reviews answers from public administration research. We locate this research in a novel two-dimensional typology which shows that public employees can be motivated for other- and self-interested reasons; and extrinsic (motivated by outcomes) and intrinsic (motivated by work itself) reasons. Public administration research sheds significant light on extrinsic motivators: working hard to help society (public service motivation), one’s organization (organizational commitment) and oneself (financial incentives). Future research should focus on hitherto understudied motivators: symbolic rewards and intrinsic motivators, such as enjoyable work tasks, warm glow, and relatedness with colleagues. %O This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. %A M Esteve %A C Schuster %L discovery10078835 %I Cambridge University Press %S Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration %T Motivating Public Employees %C Cambridge, UK %D 2019