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Age‐related differences in work motivation

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Inceoglu, Ilke, Segers, Jesse, Bartram, Dave·2012·Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
DOI 10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02035.x
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This paper examines age‐related differences in work motivation in two samples of 9,388 and 2,512 individuals who completed a comprehensive motivation questionnaire for selection or development purposes. In the first sample, age differences were examined by controlling for gender and investigating whether relationships between age and motivation were non‐linear. Statistically significant relationships between motivation and age were found for most motivation scales, explaining up to 12% of the variance in specific scales. The second sample was used to confirm these results and to determine whether differences on these motivation scales could be explained by additional demographic variables, which were not available in the first sample. When controlling for demographic variables, such as gender, managerial experience, and university education, the pattern of results was similar in the second data set although effects were smaller. Results generally support propositions from the literature, which suggest a shift in people's motives rather than a general decline in motivation with age: older employees were less motivated by extrinsically but more by intrinsically rewarding job features.

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Authors
Inceoglu, I., Segers, J., & Bartram, D.
Affiliations
  • Shell (United Kingdom) (GB)
  • University of Antwerp (BE)
Corresponding author
Inceoglu, Ilke
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2011-07-11
Volume
85
Issue
2
Pages
300-329
ISSN
  • 0963-1798 (ISSN-L)
  • 2044-8325
DOI
10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02035.x
OpenAlex
W1903416785
Cited by
176
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67
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FWCI
10.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • Surrey Research Insight Open Access (The University of Surrey) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Human Behavior and Motivation
Keywords
age differences, employee motivation, older workers, intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, population control, managerial experience, university education

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