Abstract
This paper aims at shedding light on the effects that intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, as predictors, have on heavy work investment of time and effort and on job engagement. Using a questionnaire survey, this study conducted a moderated-moderation analysis, considering two conditional effects—worker’s status (working students vs. non-student employees) and country (Israel vs. Japan)—as potential moderators, since there are clear cultural differences between these countries. Data were gathered from 242 Israeli and 171 Japanese participants. The analyses revealed that worker’s status moderates the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on heavy work investment of time and effort and on job engagement and that the moderating effects were conditioned by country differences. Theoretical and practical implications and future research suggestions are discussed.
Highlights
Our world today has been described by the acronym VUCA
In these analyses, we controlled for the effects of job position, age, number of children, tenure, and gender and marital status
Our research hypotheses were supported to a great extent
Summary
Our world today has been described by the acronym VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous). In this rapidly changing world, organizations and individuals need to engage in continuous learning. The number of people engaging in lifelong learning has significantly increased (Corrales-Herrero and Rodríguez-Prado, 2018). In such an era, an organization needs to acquire and retain learning individuals. An organization needs to acquire and retain learning individuals It is not an easy task because they might have turnover intentions, even when they are motivated to work. To the best of our knowledge, researchers have not addressed this issue
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