Work Autonomous and Controlled Motivation on Chinese Employees' Work Performance and Innovative Work Behaviour: The Moderating Role of Financial Stress

Frontiers in Psychology

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Feifei Ren¹  Qian Zhang¹  Xing Wei¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, Qingdao University

关键词: autonomous motivation;    controlled motivation;    work performance;    financial stress;    innovative work behaviour;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.676063

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

This study applied self-determination theory (SDT) to investigate the relationships between work motivation and work behaviour of Chinese employees and the moderating role of financial stress. Data were obtained from 245 employees of five organisations in China using a convenience sampling technique. The results indicated that autonomous motivation positively predicted work performance and innovative work behaviour, while controlled motivation had a positive effect only on work performance of employees. In addition, financial stress moderated the relationships between autonomous motivation and work performance and innovative work behaviour of employees. Specifically, the beneficial effect of autonomous motivation on work performance and innovative work behaviour disappeared when financial stress was high. The findings of the present study supported cultural similarities in the positive role of autonomous motivation and showed cultural differences in the role of controlled motivation. The implications of this study are also discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY