Development of a measure of work motivation for a meta-theory of motivation

Psychological Reports

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 743-755

  Ryan, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 79960392092     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/01.14.20.PR0.108.3.743-755     Document Type: Article

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