Transcription of Self-Determination in a Work Organization
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Journal of Applied Psychology1989, Vol. 74, No. 4, 580-590 Copyright 1989 by the American Psychological Association, in a work OrganizationEdward L. Deci, James P. Connell, and Richard M. RyanUniversity of RochesterResearch testing Self-Determination theory was discussed in terms of recent work on intrinsic moti-vation, participative management, and leadership. On three occasions, managers' interpersonal ori-entations toward supporting subordinates' Self-Determination versus controlling their behavior were related to perceptions, affects, and satisfactions of the subordinates. Data from 23 managersand their subordinates in a major corporation showed that managers' orientations did correlate withthe subordinate variables, although the magnitude of the relation varied, seemingly as a function offactors in the corporate climate. An organizational development intervention, focused on the conceptof supporting subordinates' Self-Determination , was provided for the managers.
SELF-DETERMINATION AT WORK 581 that choice (Zuckerman, Porac, Lathin, Smith, & Deci, 1978) and positive feedback (Blanck, Reis, & Jackson, 1984; Deci,
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