Journal of Managerial Psychology: Volume 30 Issue 2

Motivational mechanisms influencing error reporting among nurses

Marcello Russo, Filomena Buonocore, Maria Ferrara

The purpose of this paper is to explore antecedents, namely reasons for/against error reporting, attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived control, of nurses’ intentions to…

Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on task and contextual performance of Pakistani professionals: The mediating role of commitment foci

Amna Yousaf, Huadong Yang, Karin Sanders

The purpose of this paper is to examine underlying linkages between employees’ intrinsic/extrinsic motivation and their task/contextual performance in a Pakistani health care and…

Job- and organization-based psychological ownership: relationship and outcomes

He Peng, Jon Pierce

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between job- and organization-based psychological ownership. In addition, the authors explored the emergence and…

From person-environment misfit to job burnout: theoretical extensions

Jiajin Tong, Lei Wang, Kaiping Peng

– The purpose of this paper is to explore the psychological mechanisms explaining the impact of fit on burnout based on meta-theories.

Employees’ eldercare demands, strain, and perceived support

Hannes Zacher, Heiko Schulz

In many countries, both the number of older people in need of care and the number of employed caregivers of elderly relatives will increase over the next decades. The purpose of…

Effects of feedback motives on inquiry and performance

Jason Dahling, Alison L O'Malley, Samantha L Chau

The purpose of this paper is to examine how two motives for feedback-seeking behavior, the instrumental and image enhancement motives, impact the feedback-seeking process and…

Differential predictors of post-retirement life and work satisfaction

Leena Maren Pundt, Anne Marit Wöhrmann, Jürgen Deller, Kenneth S. Shultz

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of personal motivational goals and the corresponding occupational characteristics of volunteer, work-related activities in…