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An Investigation of the Relationship Between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Instrumentality, Effort, Job Satisfaction, Individual and Perceived Task Characteristics

Verney, Thomas P.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566302070903911

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1976, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Psychology.
The purpose of this investigation was twofold: (1) to attempt to extend the predictive effectiveness of the expectancy models of effort and satisfaction; and (2) to examine the relationship of attitudes toward leadership preference, work autonomy, and perceived task complexity to perceptions of instrumentality and expectancy. Data were obtained from two managerial samples. Sample A consisted of 67 low-level managers. Sample B consisted of 87 upper-level managers. A factor analysis was performed on the expectancy data and on the instrumentality times valence scores. Five expectancy factors emerged in sample A and 2 in sample B. In both samples there were 4 reward-instrumentality factors. Correlations were computed between the expectancy model constructs and the criteria of self-rated effort and satisfactions. Intrinsic reward-instrumentality was the only significant predictor of effort and satisfaction with work in both samples. There was no evidence of an interaction between intrinsic and extrinsic reward-instrumentality. Weighting reward-instrumentality by expectancy did not significantly increase the predictability of effort. The data were re-analyzed (1) ignoring the reward-in-strumentality classifications; and (2) classifying reward-instrumentality based on the previous literature. Results indicate more consistent predictions of effort and satisfaction with work using reward-instrumentality factors unique to each sample. Moderated regression analyses were performed between the predictors of Leadership Preference, Attitude Toward Work Autonomy, and Perceived Task Complexity and the criteria of intrinsic and extrinsic reward-instrumentality and expectancy. None of the correlations were significant and there was no evidence of any moderator effect. Implications for the development and testing of the expectancy models are discussed. Implications of leadership training programs, job enrichment, and goal-setting in relation to extrinsic reward contingencies are suggested.
Kenneth Alvares (Advisor)
Occupational Psychology

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  • Verney, T. P. (1976). An Investigation of the Relationship Between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Instrumentality, Effort, Job Satisfaction, Individual and Perceived Task Characteristics [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566302070903911

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Verney, Thomas. An Investigation of the Relationship Between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Instrumentality, Effort, Job Satisfaction, Individual and Perceived Task Characteristics. 1976. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566302070903911.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Verney, Thomas. "An Investigation of the Relationship Between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Job Instrumentality, Effort, Job Satisfaction, Individual and Perceived Task Characteristics." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 1976. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566302070903911

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