Achievement motivation, occupations, and labor turnover in New Zealand

Abstract

Used a nonprojective measure of achievement motivation to investigate the relationship among need for achievement (nAch), labor turnover, and occupations in New Zealand. Questionnaire results from 315 entrepreneurs, engineers, accountants, and middle managers revealed low turnover among high nAch self-employed Ss. High-turnover Ss displayed significantly higher achievement motivation levels than low-turnover Ss. Among engineers, accountants, and middle managers, those with high nAch had high labor mobility rates. Results are supportive of D. C. McClelland's theory and demonstrate the feasibility of extension of the model through use of nonprojective research methods. (18 ref) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)