Author : Jay R. Galbraith
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ISBN 13 : 9781332259427
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (594 download)
Book Synopsis An Empirical Investigation of the Motivational Determinants of Task Performance by : Jay R. Galbraith
Download or read book An Empirical Investigation of the Motivational Determinants of Task Performance written by Jay R. Galbraith and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An Empirical Investigation of the Motivational Determinants of Task Performance: Interactive Effects Between Instrumentality-Valence and Motivation-Ability The present study was designed to operationslize and test two components of a motivational model thought to be useful in the explanation of productivity variations among operative workers, V room (1964) has suggested that performance can be thought of as a multiplicative function of motivation and ability C?= f(M A), Motivation to perform a task can be postulated to vary with the valences (V)of outcomes associated with the performance of that task and the instrumentality (I) of performance for attainment of these desirable outcomes or for avoidance of undesirable outcomes. Thirty-two operative workers completed questionnaires designed to operationalize the concepts of valence and instrumentality and to test the interactive effects of V and I as well as M and A, A modified analysis of variance procedure, utilizing a dummy variable technique and step-wise multiple regression procedure, yielded support for the hypothesized interactive effects. Results are interpreted in terms of the Vroom model as well as other recent research yielding Ma effects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.