Work Performance as a Function of the Interaction of Ability, Work Values, and the Perceived Work Environment.

Abstract

Literature pertaining to the prediction of performance from ability, motivation and their interaction was reviewed. Three personal traits (achievement motivation, locus of control, and bureaucratic values) are examined as possible antecedents of work motivation and performance. A model of work motivation that depends on the strength of the personal traits interacting with their environmental compatibility was developed. An empirical study on 417 police officers was conducted to test hypotheses generated from the models. Measures of the personal traits were developed and administered along with a questionnaire used to ascertain perceptions of the work environment. Supervisor's ratings of performance were collected as well as demographic and ability measures. Moderated multiple regression analyses found strong evidence for the performance-related validity of the work motivation model. Neither ability nor the ability-motivation interaction showed any relationship to performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA068893

Entities

People

  • Robert Lee Hannan

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Psychology
  • Data Science
  • Educational Psychology
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Job Analysis
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Military Research
  • Motivation
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Tests
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Psychology
  • Students
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Organizational Psychology.