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52. Work Motivation in Temporary Organizations: A Review of Literature Grounded in Job Design Perspective

Authors : Ravikiran Dwivedula, Christophe N. Bredillet, Ralf Müller

Published in: Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Driving Forces of the Global Economy

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to propose an approach to structure literature review along robust theoretical lenses leading to conceptualization of work motivation in case of temporary organizations. The chapter is in response to studies calling for a “seamless” theory of work motivation spanning across different management disciplines, without being confined to a specific theoretical stance. We use job design perspective from industrial/organizational psychology literature as a point of departure. We present a comprehensive review of these theories highlighting their premises. Then we focus on the literature on work motivation in case of temporary organizations. We map this literature to the theories in order to consolidate the theoretical corpus underlying work motivation. Various facets of job design that constitute motivating nature of work are identified.

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Metadata
Title
Work Motivation in Temporary Organizations: A Review of Literature Grounded in Job Design Perspective
Authors
Ravikiran Dwivedula
Christophe N. Bredillet
Ralf Müller
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship as Driving Forces of the Global Economy

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-43433-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-43434-6

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43434-6_52

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