The Oxford Handbook of Work Engagement, Motivation, and Self-Determination Theory (Oxford Library of Psychology)
Language: English
Pages: 464
ISBN: 0190276991
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Self-determination theory is a theory of human motivation that increasingly is being used by organizations to make strategic HR decisions and train managers. It argues for a focus on the quality of workers' motivation over quantity. Motivation that is based on meaning and interest is shown to be superior to motivation that is based on pressure and rewards. Work environments that make workers feel competent, autonomous, and related to others foster the right type of motivation, goals, and work values.
The Oxford Handbook of Work Engagement, Motivation, and Self-Determination Theory aims to give current and future organizational researchers ideas for future research using self-determination theory as a framework, and to give practitioners ideas on how to adjust their programs and practices using self-determination theory principles. The book brings together self-determination theory experts and organizational psychology experts to talk about past and future applications of the theory to the field of organizational psychology. The book covers a wide range of topics, including how to bring about commitment, engagement, and passion in the workplace; how to manage stress, health, emotions, and violence at work; how to encourage safe and sustainable behavior in organizations; how factors like attachment styles, self-esteem, person-environment fit, job design, leadership, compensation, and training affect work motivation; and how work-related values and goals are forged by the work environment and affect work outcomes.
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needs (e.g., Deci et al., 2001). The good news also is that research suggests supervisors can be trained to be more autonomy-supportive of their subordinates (Deci et al., 1989; Hardré & Reeve, 2009) and that teachers can be trained to be more autonomy-supportive of their students (Reeve, Hyungshim, Carrell, Soohyun, & Barch, 2004). It is important to recall, however, that individuals likely prefer different ways or options for satisfying their needs for autonomy. In order for supervisors to
demands-resources model in four home care organizations. International Journal of Stress Management, 10, 16–38. doi: 10.1037/1072-5245.10.1.16 Berg, J. M., Wrzesniewski, A., & Dutton, J. E. (2010). Perceiving and responding to challenges in job crafting at different ranks: When proactivity requires adaptivity. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 31(2), 158–186. doi: 10.1002/ job.645 Boudrias, J., Desrumaux, P., Gaudreau, P., Nelson, K., Brunet, L., & Savoie, A. (2011). Modeling the experience of
tested. Practical Recommendations In summary, these findings highlight the crucial role of supervisors in enabling and maintaining autonomously regulated proactivity and have implications for leaders aiming to enhance proactivity in the workplace. As discussed, employees are increasingly expected to be proactive (Bolino et al., 2010; Erdogan & Bauer, 2005). How these expectations are communicated determines whether employees engage in proactive behavior that is driven by controlled motivation
Mageau, Vallerand, Rousseau, Ratelle, & Provencher, 2005; Philippe et al., 2009) as well as in the workplace. For instance, with workers from a large service company (Forest, Mageau, Sarrazin, & Morin, 2011) and an insurance company (Ho, Wong, & Lee, 2011) in two different countries (Canada and China), it was found that harmonious passion facilitated the experience of concentration and attention, whereas obsessive passion was either unrelated or negatively related to it. Another cognitive
Results revealed that harmonious passion was positively and significantly related to psychological well-being, whereas obsessive passion was either negatively related or unrelated to it. This is in line with research reported previously on passion and psychological well-being. It thus appears that both types of passion can positively contribute to long-term performance. However, with harmonious passion, there is a bonus Vallerand, Houlfort, Forest 95 as one may reach high levels of performance