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relatedness as preconditions for motivation, we are the first to explore the determinants of work meaningfulness. Specifically …
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explaining how work meaningfulness influences effort at work. In our model, motivation decreases the disutility of exerting … needs from working enhances work meaningfulness, motivation, and effort, providing valuable insights for economic models of …
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a means of increased worker autonomy, SMWT can theoretically increase effort via intrinsic motivation and reciprocal … intrinsically motivated, suggesting that intrinsic motivation is complementary to SMWT. However, reciprocal work intensification …
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We conducted a randomized controlled trial involving nearly 700 customer-service representatives (CSRs) in a Canadian government service agency to study whether providing CSRs with performance feedback with or without peer comparison affected their subsequent organ donor registration rates....
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high opportunity costs. Our findings are remarkably different when motivation is also taken into account. Welfare is not … than public-spirited motivation are attracted. Finally, we provide an overview of the labor market of politicians in Europe …
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explaining how work meaningfulness influences effort at work. In our model, motivation decreases the disutility of exerting … from working enhances work meaningfulness, motivation, and effort, providing valuable insights for economic models of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015066300
them but also a benefit for a mission they support. While their motivation may stem from working for their preferred (i … mission. It seems that the full potential of `motivation by mission' is realized only when principals share as well as support …
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rewards to performance increases effort, but that they can also backfire, reducing effort. Intrinsic motivation, the internal …. If the incentives crowd-out intrinsic motivation, and the effect is large enough, the net motivational effect on effort …, is one facet of intrinsic motivation, triggered by the combination of high-powered incentives and egoistic principal …
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the principal can neither observe agents’ commitment to the job nor their intrinsic motivation. A steep wage …
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We conduct a field experiment in a controlled work environment to investigate the effect of motivational talk and its interaction with monetary incentives. We find that motivational talk significantly improves performance only if it is accompanied by performance pay. Moreover, performance pay...
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