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Das Glasperlenspiel der intrinsischen Motivation – Fuehrungskraefte zwischen gemeinsamen Werten und eigener Verantwortung (Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation Through Shared Values and Self-responsibility)

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  • Jung, Christian
  • Morner, Michèle

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Intrinsische Motivation stellt eine zunehmend wichtige, wenn nicht die Voraussetzung nachhaltig erfolgreicher Unternehmensfuehrung dar. Wir zeigen anhand einer Befragung von 347 deutschen Fuehrungskraeften, dass diese Form der Motivation insbesondere durch ein hoeheres Mass an Eigenverantwortung sowie durch im jeweiligen Unternehmen gemeinsame Werte entsteht. Dabei spielt die Eigenverantwortung eine Doppelrolle: einerseits als unabhaengige Variable neben den gemeinsamen Werten, die beide auf die intrinsische Motivation wirken, andererseits als Mediator des Einflusses von gemeinsamen Werten auf die intrinsische Motivation. Auf diese Weise wirft der vorliegende Beitrag ein neues Licht auf die Wirkweise von gemeinsamen Werten im Zusammenhang mit der Eigenverantwortung von Fuehrungskraeften und schreibt so der Selbststeuerung in Unternehmen eine wichtige Rolle zur Foerderung der intrinsischen Motivation zu. (Intrinsic motivation represents one of the most important antecedents for a firm’s sustainable success. Using a survey design of 347 responses from German managers, the results show that higher amounts of self-responsibility as well as shared values have a significant impact on managers’ intrinsic motivation. In addition to this direct effect, we are able to show that shared values also have an indirect effect on intrinsic motivation by building the foundation for self-responsibility and self-control (as a mediator).)

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  • Jung, Christian & Morner, Michèle, 2016. "Das Glasperlenspiel der intrinsischen Motivation – Fuehrungskraefte zwischen gemeinsamen Werten und eigener Verantwortung (Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation Through Shared Values and Self-responsibility)," Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik - Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 17(2), pages 236-258.
  • Handle: RePEc:rai:ethics:doi:10.1688/zfwu-2016-02-jung
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    Keywords

    Intrinsic Motivation; Value Discrepancies; Self-Control; Autonomy;
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    JEL classification:

    • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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