Achievement motivation among managers of small businesses, corporation managers, and business students

Abstract

A questionnaire measure of achievement motivation by H. J. Hermans that was originally tested on college students in the Netherlands was administered to 45 business college students, 41 small business managers, and 36 corporation managers. In addition, category scores were developed to reflect the more specific components of the need for achievement (n-Ach) construct. Item analyses and Kuder-Richardson 20 estimates were adequate. Intercorrelations among the category scores were significantly lower for the student sample, which suggests the n-Ach construct may be less differentiated among older managers. Managers differed significantly from business students on several components of n-Ach. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)