Blue, White of Grey CollarsHoe Diep is Het Water Wanneer Het Gaat Om Zinvol Werk?

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Peggy Prins ◽  
David Stuer ◽  
Ans de Vos
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Veel Minder ◽  
Blue Collar Workers ◽  
Person Environment Fit ◽  
Verschillen Bestaan ◽  
The Impact

Werk heeft belangrijke zingevende functies en heeft daardoor een potentieel positief effect op het leven van mensen: het biedt idealiter een inkomen, het zorgt voor sociaal contact, het geeft meer zin en regelmaat aan het leven en het draagt potentieel bij aan iemands eigenwaarde en welzijnsgevoel. Of en waarom mensen hun werk als zinvol ervaren, is dan ook van oudsher een belangrijk vraagstuk in het arbeidspsychologisch en -sociologisch onderzoek. Wij zoomen in dit artikel in op de vraag welke verschillen bestaan in de gradatie en de determinanten van zinvol werk voor drie beroepsgroepen: de blue, white en grey collars. Waar de termen 'blue en white collars' gemeenzaam bekend zijn, is dat veel minder het geval voor de term 'grey collars'. Het gaat stereotiep om de 'grijze pakken', om de kader- of de leidinggevende functies. Hoe diep of ondiep is het water tussen deze drie groepen wanneer het gaat om percepties van (determinanten van) zinvol werk?How deep or shallow is the water between blue, withe and grey collars when it comes to perceptions of (determinants of) meaningful work? That’s the key focus of the article. In line with self-determination theory we examine the impact of (the fulfilling of the need of) autonomy and (the fulfilling of the need of) social support on experienced meaningfulness. Additionally, in line with Person-Environment Fit theory, we expect a mediation effect by needs-supply fit or misfit dependent on the type of professional ‘collar’ (blue, white or grey) of the employee. The results of the explanatory analysis of our survey (n=9307) shows that the expected relationships in our models are quite collar-independent, meaning that the drivers for meaningful work are almost the same for blue, white as well as for grey collars. This does not mean that the nature of the ‘collar’ of the workers has no impact at all. The descriptive results demonstrates less meaningful work perceptions, less needs-supply fit, less autonomy and social support for blue collar workers, compared with white and grey collars. Extra attention for those groups who are working in a more executive mode is therefore required.

Transfer of Training After an Organizational Intervention in Swedish Sports Clubs: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 493-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Stenling ◽  
Susanne Tafvelin
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Transfer Of Training ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Training Model ◽  
Training Transfer ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Sports Clubs ◽  
The Impact

Leadership development programs are common in sports, but seldom evaluated; hence, we have limited knowledge about what the participants actually learn and the impact these programs have on sports clubs’ daily operations. The purpose of the current study was to integrate a transfer of training model with self-determination theory to understand predictors of learning and training transfer, following a leadership development program among organizational leaders in Swedish sports clubs. Bayesian multilevel path analysis showed that autonomous motivation and an autonomy-supportive implementation of the program positively predicted near transfer (i.e., immediately after the training program) and that perceiving an autonomy-supportive climate in the sports club positively predicted far transfer (i.e., 1 year after the training program). This study extends previous research by integrating a transfer of training model with self-determination theory and identified important motivational factors that predict near and far training transfer.

Improving service employee work affect: the transformative potential of work design

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven W. Rayburn
Keyword(s):  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Work Design ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Work Affect ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to employ Self-Determination Theory to explain the mediated impact of work design – empowerment and serial and investiture socialization – on employee work affect. The theory proposes fulfilment of three psychological needs – autonomy, competence, and relatedness – will mediate individuals' ability to achieve contextually relevant well-being. An empirical study tests this claim and exposes the structure of the mediating effects. Design/methodology/approach – Survey responses were collected from a sample of 239 front-line service employees using snowball data collection. SEM was used to test hypotheses. Findings – Findings suggest that empowerment and serial and investiture socialization are significantly differentially related to need fulfilment. Additionally, all forms of need fulfilment do not directly influence employee affect. Instead, there are both direct and interactive effects that work simultaneously to influence employees' positive work affect. Practical implications – This study exposes specific work design levers managers can manipulate to benefit employees. This research highlights the different effects of specific work design variables on employee work affect. Originality/value – This paper extends understanding of Self-Determination Theory by exposing the direct and interactive effects of need fulfilment on work affect for service workers. Also, it delivers a deeper exploration of the impact of work design on employees by modelling multiple work design variables as well as process variables simultaneously to provide a more detailed picture of how work design influences employee work affect.

Vocational Anticipatory Socialization, Self-Determination Theory, and Meaningful Work: Parents’ and Children’s Recollection of Memorable Messages About Work

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Scarduzio ◽  
Kevin Real ◽  
Amanda Slone ◽  
Zachary Henning
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Meaningful Work ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Basic Psychological Needs ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Anticipatory Socialization ◽  
Memorable Messages ◽  
Important Link ◽  
Parent Child Relationships

This study explored memorable messages that parents recall communicating and young adults recall receiving about meaningfulness and work, using the lens of self-determination theory (SDT). Analysis of 377 memorable messages revealed that such messages relate to the basic psychological needs underlying SDT competence, autonomy, and relatedness. Autonomy messages were the most commonly recalled by fathers’ whereas mothers’ messages aligned more with competence. Our research suggests implications for the important link between SDT and meaningful work in the context of parent–child relationships. Our theoretical implications extend the connections between the components of SDT and meaningful work and explore how parents’ and young adults’ match and mismatch.

scholarly journals Personal and Social Resources Interplay Synergistically to Enhance Academic Motivation

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Shameem Fatima ◽  
Humera Sharif ◽  
Gregory Zimet
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Significant Other ◽  
University Undergraduates

Guided by self-determination theory, the present study examines independent and interactive roles of self-efficacy and perceived social support in predicting types of academic motivation. Data were collected from 325 university undergraduates in 18-23 years of age (M=21.09, SD=1.34) from the fifth biggest city of South Asia. Results showed the independent and interactive effects of self-efficacy and social support from friends and from a significant other on intrinsic academic motivation after controlling the potential confounding due to demographics. Social support from friends, but not from family and a significant other, independently predicted extrinsic academic motivation. Neither self-efficacy nor social support significantly predicted amotivation.

scholarly journals Sport education model and self-determination theory

Kinesiology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Cuevas ◽  
Luis Miguel García-López ◽  
Jaime Serra-Olivares
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sport Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Education Model ◽  
The Impact

Using self-determination theory as a guiding framework, this study analyzed the impact of the Sport Education Model in self-determination and motivation, psychological basic need thwarting, enjoymentsatisfaction, boredom, and intention to be physically active in Physical Education (PE) of secondary school students in Spain. Two groups were selected for the study: an experimental group (EG; n=43), which received 19 volleyball lessons following the Sport Education Model, and a control group (CG; n=43), which received 19 traditional Physical Education lessons. Pre- and post-intervention measures were taken in both groups. The results showed significant improvements in intrinsic motivation in EG. The results are discussed, and the suitability of the Sport Education Model to improve self-determined behaviors in Physical Education is emphasized.

An Investigation of the Impact of Intrinsic Motivation on Organizational Knowledge Sharing

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Welschen ◽  
Nelly Todorova ◽  
Annette M. Mills
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Reasoned Action ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Intrinsic Motivators ◽  
The Impact

Despite heavy investments in knowledge management systems, people are often reluctant to share their knowledge, with knowledge hoarding being one of the largest obstacles to effective knowledge management in organizations. This paper proposes a model that examines the role of intrinsic motivation in knowledge sharing. Bringing together insights from motivational research, Self-Determination Theory and the Theory of Reasoned Action, the study investigates the links between intrinsic motivators and knowledge sharing. Survey data collected from knowledge workers are analyzed using partial least squares. The results show self-efficacy, meaningfulness and impact are important motivators of attitude towards knowledge sharing, which in turn impacts intention to share knowledge. The findings provide insights into employee motivations to share knowledge, and strategies for enhancing knowledge sharing in organizations.

scholarly journals The Impact of Pro-environmental Preference on Consumers’ Perceived Well-being: The Mediating Role of Self-Determination Need Satisfaction

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 436
Author(s):  
Jian Gao ◽  
Jianguo Wang ◽  
Jianming Wang
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Need Satisfaction ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Environmental Preference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This study uses a conceptual research model to explore the mediating role of need satisfaction for competence, relatedness, and autonomy in the relationship between pro-environmental preference (PEP) and consumers’ perceived well-being (PWB). The data were collected on WJX (a Chinese online recruitment platform) from a sample of 514 respondents and analyzed using Smart PLS 3. The results indicated that two need satisfactions (competence and autonomy) fully mediate the relationship between PEP and consumers’ PWB. However, surprisingly, relatedness need satisfaction has no mediation effect in the relationship between PEP and consumers’ PWB. The results demonstrate the pivotal role of self-determination theory in explaining the primary psychological needs that must be met for consumers to perceive heightened states of well-being. Moreover, the results can signify to policymakers how to translate the impact of PEP into consumers’ PWB.

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