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Motivation through the Design of Work: Test of a Theory.
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In this paper, a model is proposed that specifies the conditions under which individuals will become internally motivated to perform effectively on their jobs, focusing on the interaction among three classes of variables: (a) the psychological states of employees that must be present for internally motivated work behavior to develop; (b) the characteristics of jobs that can create these psychological states; and (c) the attributes of individuals that determine how positively a person will respond to a complex and challenging job.About:
This article is published in Organizational Behavior and Human Performance.The article was published on 1976-08-01. It has received 7444 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Job characteristic theory & Job analysis.read more
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Intrinsic Motivation and Employee Attitudes: Role of Managerial Trustworthiness, Goal Directedness, and Extrinsic Reward Expectancy
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of intrinsic motivation on employee attitudes was explored and three factors conditioning the effects of the intrinsic motivation: managerial trustworthiness, goal directedness, and extrinsic reward expectancy.
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Perceived Organizational Climate and the Process of Salesperson Motivation
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined how organizational climate contributes to salespersons' intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to perform, on the basis of expectancy-valence theory of motivation.
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Public Sector Professionals: The Effects of Public Sector Jobs on Motivation, Job Satisfaction and Work Involvement:
Mark A. Emmert,Walled A. Taher +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report on an empirical study of the job characteristics of public sector professionals and the impact of these characteristics on motivation, job satisfaction, and work involvement in the public sector.
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Toward meaningful engagement: a framework for design and research of gamified information systems
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a taxonomy of gamification design elements and a framework for research and design: its main theme is to create meaningful engagement for users; that is, gamified information systems should be designed to address the dual goals of instrumental and experiential outcomes.
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