Motivating workers: how leaders apply self-determination theory in organizations
| Autor: | Vivien Forner, Michael Jones, Joakim Eidenfalk, Yoke Berry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Operationalization Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Applied psychology 050109 social psychology Employee motivation Education Salient 0502 economics and business 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Business and International Management Psychology Competence (human resources) 050203 business & management Self-determination theory Autonomy media_common |
| Zdroj: | Organization Management Journal. 18:76-94 |
| ISSN: | 1541-6518 |
| Popis: | Purpose Self-determination theory (SDT), offers a theoretical framework for enhancing employee motivation and stimulating positive outcomes such as commitment, well-being and engagement, in organizations. This paper aims to investigate the application of SDT among leaders and delineate practical managerial approaches for supporting basic psychological needs in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach Participants were 51 leaders who had personally applied SDT with their own followers. Data were collected via free-listing method and analysed to extrapolate examples of SDT-application that are both practically salient and aligned to theoretic tenets of SDT. Findings The findings reveal how SDT is operationalized by leaders to support basic psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness in the workplace. The SDT-informed management strategies are discussed in relation to the literature and alongside case scenarios to illustrate approaches for integrating elements of SDT into day-to-day management activities. Originality/value Despite extensive literature support for SDT, very little empirical attention has been paid to examining how the theory is applied, interpreted and/or used by practitioners in real world settings. This research is the first to draw on the lived-experience of practitioners who have applied SDT, contributes previously unexplored strategies for supporting workers’ basic psychological needs and responds to calls for SDT research to identify a broader range of managerial behaviours that support employee motivation. |
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