Motivational type and the satisfaction-performance relationship

Abstract

Discusses the importance of individual differences in the area of job satisfaction and work motivation. The logic of subgrouping was combined with a consideration of individual differences in the motivation to work in an attempt to shed some light on the satisfaction-performance relationship. 175 professional engineers were subgrouped on 3 motivational dimensions. Motivational type was tested as a moderator of the relationship between 5 factor analytically derived satisfaction dimensions and 6 performance dimensions. 2 of the emerging types showed moderator characteristics. (17 ref.) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)