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How leader autonomy support and competitive factors relate to employees’ motivation within retail.

Nörthen, Ossian LU and Säfström, Charlotte LU (2020) PSYP01 20201
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The current study aimed to investigate what motivational effects Leader Autonomy Support (LAS), frequency of competitions and competitive climate have on employees within retail. A total of 350 stores were approached with an online survey, collecting answers from 64 retail employees (N=64). The hypotheses that LAS would have a significant association with intrinsic motivation was confirmed. Cooperative competitions were hypothesized to correlate positively with intrinsic motivation, but this hypothesis could not be confirmed. Neither was intrinsic or extrinsic motivation significantly related to competitive climate. Moreover, the correlation analysis and the multiple regression analysis revealed a positive association between intra-group... (More)
The current study aimed to investigate what motivational effects Leader Autonomy Support (LAS), frequency of competitions and competitive climate have on employees within retail. A total of 350 stores were approached with an online survey, collecting answers from 64 retail employees (N=64). The hypotheses that LAS would have a significant association with intrinsic motivation was confirmed. Cooperative competitions were hypothesized to correlate positively with intrinsic motivation, but this hypothesis could not be confirmed. Neither was intrinsic or extrinsic motivation significantly related to competitive climate. Moreover, the correlation analysis and the multiple regression analysis revealed a positive association between intra-group competitions and intrinsic motivation. Thus, the combination of more frequent intra-group competitions and an autonomy supportive leader, is significantly associated with intrinsic motivation for retail employees. Conclusively, the study contributes to the body of knowledge on motivation relating to LAS, competitions and competitive climate, reaching its applicability to the retail environment. (Less)
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author
Nörthen, Ossian LU and Säfström, Charlotte LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYP01 20201
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, leader autonomy support, competitions, competitive climate, retail employees

language
English
id
9019442
date added to LUP
2020-06-18 09:26:01
date last changed
2020-06-18 09:26:01
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  abstract     = {{The current study aimed to investigate what motivational effects Leader Autonomy Support (LAS), frequency of competitions and competitive climate have on employees within retail. A total of 350 stores were approached with an online survey, collecting answers from 64 retail employees (N=64). The hypotheses that LAS would have a significant association with intrinsic motivation was confirmed. Cooperative competitions were hypothesized to correlate positively with intrinsic motivation, but this hypothesis could not be confirmed. Neither was intrinsic or extrinsic motivation significantly related to competitive climate. Moreover, the correlation analysis and the multiple regression analysis revealed a positive association between intra-group competitions and intrinsic motivation. Thus, the combination of more frequent intra-group competitions and an autonomy supportive leader, is significantly associated with intrinsic motivation for retail employees. Conclusively, the study contributes to the body of knowledge on motivation relating to LAS, competitions and competitive climate, reaching its applicability to the retail environment.}},
  author       = {{Nörthen, Ossian and Säfström, Charlotte}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{How leader autonomy support and competitive factors relate to employees’ motivation within retail.}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}