Self-determined work motivation predicts job outcomes, but what predicts self-determined work motivation?

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1109-1115

  Lam, Chak Fu ^a   Gurland, Suzanne T ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality orientation; Identification commitment; Job satisfaction; Self determination; Work motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249112542     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: 10957251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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