Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: It is generally accepted that professional performing artists are motivated intrinsically, through the inherent challenge and/or enjoyment associated with performing, rather than by external rewards. This study examines the degree to which intrinsic motivation can be enhanced by factors such as affective organisational commitment, identification with organisation, identification with colleagues and job satisfaction. Specifically targeted are artists who choose a ‘protean’ career, accepting a series of short-term engagements rather than seeking a lengthy career in a single organisation. Findings indicate that job satisfaction, identification with organisation and identification with colleagues act as antecedents for intrinsic motivation among these individuals. Affective organisational commitment, on the other hand, showed no such relationship.
Authors: Sophie Perez Fernandes, Christopher Chalon
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1532804476