We are planning a study to compare a set of specific daily motivations between job families.
We will be developing a survey specifically for the constructs we are interested in using combination of grounded analysis and PCA in a larger sample, but we would like to compare our results to existing instruments and/or to be able to base our constructs on elements that have already appeared in the context of work motivation.
I have used various intrinsic motivation-based surveys in the past, so I would especially like something on specific intrinsic / extrinsic motivators at work - that is, not just whether the job as a whole is motivating.
I have a background in mixed methods and experimental research, but this is my first real foray in to work/organizational psychology so a bit of help to get started would go a long way!
Dear Andreas Lieberoth ,
one might at least consider (there are some more psychometric instruments like AVEM, FTBM, LMI, but using the German versions I don´t know if there are any translations):
- JDS (Job Diagnostic Survey):
http://www.jwalkonline.org/upload/pdf/Hackman%20%26%20Oldham%20(1975)%20-%20Development%20of%20the%20JDS.pdf
Hi Andreas,
Steven Reiss has done some interesting work on motivation which presumes a wide degree of individual variation and takes a factorial approach to identifying these differences. You might find his motivational scale interesting. I have used it in compatibility planning for clients with ID in shared residences. I don't know how widely it has been applied to employment, but it might give you a different slant on intrinsic motivation.
regards,
Christian
http://idspublishing.com/resources/Multifaceted-nature-of-intrinsic-motivation.pdf
Thank you all! This is very helpful.
Great inspiration. I'm sure some of these suggestions will make their way into our project.
@hamid: Thanks! Can you be a bit more specific, perhaps including a link.
I'm not able to urn anything up in my databases using Gang and Deci 2005
Hi Andreas,
I think Hamid had a typo: Gagné, M., & Deci, E. L. (2005). Self‐determination theory and work motivation. Journal of Organizational behavior, 26(4), 331-362.
https://psychedelic.wikispaces.com/file/view/Self-Determination+Theory+and+Work+Motivation.pdf
Christian
Thanks a lot. Christian! I've seen that one cited from time to time - on the list it goes.
This might be tangential to your goal of Work Motivators... but perhaps worth at least looking at the World of "Workforce Engagement".... Gallop and Blessing & White and many others have spent a great deal of time ( 1999) surveying companies across the world in this area.... Not sure if a direct match to your interests... but might help you compare & contrast overlapping areas. I particularly like Blessing & White's Engagement equation..... Here is a brief literature of that field that I pulled together a few years ago for an EAP Vendor.... Good Luck!
Martin Seligman used his Resilience and Hardiness factor survey. This survey answers a person's explanatory style, which helps to identify a person's locus of control, optimism/pessimism scores, and personality according to some of these factors. The more that we understand what motivates an individual, the better we can understand how they will be at role-performance, and job satisfaction. Remembering that the optimist as well as the pessimist has their place in any organization.
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