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Type Journal Article
Scope Discipline-based scholarship
Title When job performance is all relative: how family motivation energizes effort and compensates for intrinsic motivation
Organization Unit
Authors
  • Jochen Menges
  • Danielle V Tussing
  • Andreas Wihler
  • Adam M Grant
Item Subtype Original Work
Refereed Yes
Status Published in final form
Language
  • English
Journal Title Academy of Management Journal
Publisher Academy of Management
Geographical Reach international
ISSN 0001-4273
Volume 60
Number 2
Page Range 695 - 719
Date 2017
Abstract Text Supporting one’s family is a major reason why many people work, yet surprisingly little research has examined the implications of family motivation. Drawing on theories of prosocial motivation and action identification, we propose that family motivation increases job performance by enhancing energy and reducing stress, and it is especially important when intrinsic motivation is lacking. Survey and diary data collected across multiple time points in a Mexican maquiladora generally support our model. Specifically, we find that family motivation enhances job performance when intrinsic motivation is low—in part by providing energy, but not by reducing stress. We conclude that supporting a family provides a powerful source of motivation that can boost performance in the workplace, offering meaningful implications for research on motivation and the dynamics of work and family engagement.
Official URL https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2014.0898
Digital Object Identifier 10.5465/amj.2014.0898
Other Identification Number merlin-id:17511
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