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Command and motivation : How the perception of external interventions relates to intrinsic motivation and public service motivation. / Jacobsen, Christian Bøtcher; Hvidtved, Johan; Andersen, Lotte Bøgh.
I: Public Administration, Bind 92, Nr. 4, 2014, s. 790–806.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift/Konferencebidrag i tidsskrift /Bidrag til avis › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Command and motivation
T2 - How the perception of external interventions relates to intrinsic motivation and public service motivation
AU - Jacobsen, Christian Bøtcher
AU - Hvidtved, Johan
AU - Andersen, Lotte Bøgh
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Motivated employees are crucial to organizations, but external interventions such as command systems and financial incentives may decrease motivation. If these external interventions are perceived to be controlling, they are expected to crowd out intrinsic motivation, and this may also apply to other types of autonomous motivation such as public service motivation. The perception of external interventions is thus expected to be vital. This article investigates how the perception of a specific command system (obligatory student plans) is associated with intrinsic motivation and public service motivation. Using a dataset with 3,230 school teachers in Denmark, a structural equation model shows that the perception of obligatory student plans as controlling is negatively associated with all of the investigated types of employee motivation, supporting that motivation crowding can occur.
AB - Motivated employees are crucial to organizations, but external interventions such as command systems and financial incentives may decrease motivation. If these external interventions are perceived to be controlling, they are expected to crowd out intrinsic motivation, and this may also apply to other types of autonomous motivation such as public service motivation. The perception of external interventions is thus expected to be vital. This article investigates how the perception of a specific command system (obligatory student plans) is associated with intrinsic motivation and public service motivation. Using a dataset with 3,230 school teachers in Denmark, a structural equation model shows that the perception of obligatory student plans as controlling is negatively associated with all of the investigated types of employee motivation, supporting that motivation crowding can occur.
U2 - 10.1111/padm.12024
DO - 10.1111/padm.12024
M3 - Journal article
VL - 92
SP - 790
EP - 806
JO - Public Administration
JF - Public Administration
SN - 0033-3298
IS - 4
ER -