Intrinsic motivation as a moderator on the relationship between perceived job autonomy and work performance

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 367-387

  Dysvik, Anders ^a   Kuvaas, Bård ^a  

^a BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Intrinsic motivation; Perceived job autonomy; Work performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957794533     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594321003590630     Document Type: Article

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