Beyond money : intrinsic work motivation in profit and nonprofit organizations
Year: 2007
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The purpose of this study is threefold. Firstly, the antecedents of intrinsic work motivation are\ninvestigated. The role of job autonomy, relatedness at work, perceived competence and the\nindividual difference of autonomy orientation on intrinsic motivation were explored.\nSecondly, the purpose of this research is to investigate the link between intrinsic work\nmotivation and the outcome variables performance and turnover intention. Thirdly, the extent\nto which the two previous objectives are contingent upon type of organizations is examined.\nThe proposed hypotheses are based on Self-Determination Theory, the Job Characteristics\nTheory as well as a qualitative pilot study.\nThe present study contributes to previous work on intrinsic motivation by contrasting one\nprofit and one nonprofit organization that differ in terms of external (monetary) motivators.\nMoreover, contribution to the knowledge base on intrinsic motivation in organizations is\nmade by responding to calls for research on social factors influencing motivation and by\nproposing alternative hypotheses regarding the role of individual differences.\nThe hypotheses and the model were empirically tested on a sample of 261 respondents from\none profit and one nonprofit organization within the health sector in Norway. The results\nshowed that job autonomy, relatedness at work and the individual difference of autonomy\norientation were positively associated with intrinsic motivation. The alternative hypothesis of\nautonomy orientation as a moderator variable was not supported. The link between the three\nantecedents and intrinsic motivation were mediated by perceived competence. A positive\nrelation between intrinsic motivation and performance and a negative association between\nintrinsic motivation and turnover intention were found. No differences in intrinsic motivation\nin the two organizations were found. Invariance analyses in structural equation modeling\nshowed that there were no differences in path coefficients between the profit and nonprofit\norganization. Theoretical and practical implications are derived from this study, and directions\nfor future research are provided.
Author: Beate Jelstad
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2471403866