Role Of Achievement Motivation Research Articles

The Influence of Organizational Culture and Teamwork on Employee Engagement: The Role of Achievement Motivation as Mediation

The Badan Pertanahan Nasional Klaten served as the research site for this study, which tested and analyzed the relationship between teamwork and organizational culture and employee engagement, using achievement motivation as a mediating factor. Direct questionnaire distribution is the quantitative research approach used. Pegawai Negeri Sipil of the Badan Pertanahan Nasional Klaten served as the study's population. Saturated sampling was employed in this study, and the sample size consisted of 82 civil servants, of whom 56% were men, 40% were between the ages of 50 and 58, and 35% were employed in the Survey and Mapping Section. The period of data gathering in 2023 lasted from September 13 to October 16, 2023. Using the SmartPLS 4 program, the multivariate analysis structural equation model technique was employed for data analysis. The study's findings demonstrated that employee engagement is significantly impacted negatively by organizational culture. Employee Engagement is positively and significantly impacted by teamwork. Employee engagement is positively impacted by organizational culture through the mediation of achievement motivation. Employee engagement is positively impacted by teamwork through the mediation of achievement motivation.

How Transformational Leadership and Competency Supporting Employee Performance: Role of Achievement Motivation as Mediation

This research aims to analyze the influence of transformational leadership and competence on employee performance as mediated by achievement motivation in government agencies. The total population in this study was 354 employees using a purposive sampling technique with the criteria being permanent employees who had worked for more than 1 year, so the sample size was 188 employees. The data sources used are primary data obtained directly in the field such as interviews, observations and questionnaires as well as secondary data obtained from literature studies through journals, documentation, books and others. The data analysis method in this research uses Partial Least Square (PLS) with the help of SmartPLS 3.2.9 software. The results of this research show that: 1) Transformational Leadership has a positive and significant effect on employee performance at the Deputy for Corruption Eradication Commission, 2) Transformational Leadership has a positive and significant effect on Achievement Motivation, 3) Competency has a positive and significant effect on Employee Performance, 4) Competency has a positive effect and significant to Achievement Motivation, 5) Achievement Motivation has a positive and significant effect on Employee Performance, 6) Transformational Leadership has a positive and significant effect through Achievement Motivation on Employee Performance, 7) Competence has a positive and significant effect through Achievement Motivation on Employee Performance.

The influence of Organizational Culture and Teamwork on Employee Engagement: Role of Achievement Motivation as a Mediation

This study aims to determine the influence of organizational culture, teamwork on employee engagement mediated by achievement motivation. The method used in this study is quantitative research. The population in this study is halo BCA employees who work for more than a year total 292 employees. The sampling technique using accidental sampling (convenience sampling) with the slovin formula was obtained by 168 respondents. Data analysis using SEM PLS (Partial Least Square) analysis technique. The results showed that organizational culture variables, achievement motivation had a positive and significant effect on employee engagement. Teamwork does not have a positive effect on employee engagement, and teamwork through mediation of achievement motivation has a positive and significant effect on employees, as well as mediated by achievement motivation, organizational culture and teamwork can strengthen the influence on employee engagement at halo BCA BSD.
 
 Keywords: Organizational Culture, Teamwork, Achievement Motivation, Employee Engagement

Przedziałowy styl pracy jako predyktor osiągnięć zawodowych

Purpose: The conducted analysis aimed to examine the relationship between compartmental work style and professional achievements (at university and work). The role of achievement motivation was also tested. Methodology: Study 1 involved 188 students from the Faculty of Management. Study 2 involved 609 employees – respondents of the Nationwide Research Panel. In both CAWI surveys, the Activity Styles Survey (SSA) was used, which allows for the measurement of both the compartmental activity style (PSA) and achievement motivation. To assess student achievements, (1) points obtained from one subject (5 knowledge quizzes + presentation grade) and (2) the average grades over two years of study were used. Results: In the student study (N = 188), the compartmental style was a significant predictor of both the average grades from the period of two years and the points for the subject. In comparison to point students, interval students had better grades and obtained more points. In the employee study (N = 609), the compartmental style was not a significant predictor of professional achievements. Achievement motivation was a significant predictor in both studies. Limitations/Implications: The study only examined students from one field of study. In the future, it would be worth checking whether the observed relationship “better results for point scorers” will not be stronger in fields such as pharmaceutical studies and change direction in artistic studies to “better results for interval scorers”. In the employee study, the profession they were performing was not known. It can be assumed that the lack of matching of interval style to the specifics of the profession performed (e.g., interval accountant) will affect lower professional achievements. Originality/Value: These are the first studies in which the relationship between interval style and grades in studies was analysed. For the first time, the relationship between interval style and professional achievements of such a large group of employees was analysed.

The Impact of Achievement Motivation on Project-Based Autonomous Learning —— An Empirical Study on the 2017 NBEPC

In an era where information and knowledge are updated ever faster, learners’ autonomous learning ability becomes more and more important and is even regarded as one of the key factors to pedagogical success and lifelong learning. While project-based learning is widely adopted in higher education worldwide, learners’ motivation, especially achievement motivation, in adopting autonomous learning strategies to proceed with such kind of projects seems a field relatively less touched. To test the role of achievement motivation in the adoption of autonomous learning strategies in contests, the authors conducted an experiment to 70 participants in 10 contest teams who were involved in the preliminary contest of 2017 NBEPC. Questionnaire survey method was adopted and the result indicates that: 1) teams with high achievement motivation have better application of autonomous learning strategies in the contest; 2) students using more autonomous learning strategies score higher in the contest results; 3) all three phases of autonomous learning have significant relevance with the contest result; 4) all seven types of autonomous learning strategies show significant relevance with the contest result. Despite the limitation of the study, the result is quite significant in learning practice.

成就动机在大学生手机依赖与学业拖延间的中介作用

成就动机在大学生手机依赖与学业拖延间的中介作用

Are training and transfer effects of working memory updating training modulated by achievement motivation?

Previous studies examining effects of working memory (WM) updating training revealed mixed results. One factor that might modulate training gains, and possibly also transfer of those gains to non-trained cognitive tasks, is achievement motivation. In the present Studies 1 and 2, students with either a high (HAM) or low (LAM) achievement motivation completed a 14-day visuospatial WM updating training program. In Study 2, the students also performed a set of tasks measuring other executive functions and fluid intelligence prior to and after training. In both studies, the HAM students displayed a larger training gain than the LAM students. Study 2 revealed that after training, both groups showed better performance on the near-transfer but not far-transfer tasks. Importantly, the differential training gain was not associated with better post-training performance for the HAM compared to the LAM students on any of the transfer tasks. These results are taken to support a modulatory role of achievement motivation on WM training benefits, but not on transfer of those benefits to other tasks. Possible reasons for the general improvement on the near-transfer tasks and the absence of a modulatory role of achievement motivation on transfer-task performance are discussed.

Hope of Success and Fear of Failure Predicting Academic Procrastination Students Who Working on a Thesis

Students, who are working on the thesis, have some difficulties caused by internal and external factors. Those problems can disrupt the completion of their thesis, such as the tendency to do academic procrastination. Increasing achievement motivation can reduce academic procrastination. This study aims to look at the role of achievement motivation (hope of success and fear of failure) in predicting academic procrastination. The study used a quantitative approach by distributing academic procrastination and achievement motivation questionnaires. The study involved 182 students who were working on a thesis as samples, which were obtained by using accidental sampling technique. Data were analyzed using multiple regressions. It showed that the hope of success and fear of failure have a significant role in predicting academic procrastination (R2 = 13.8%, F = 14,356, p <0.05). The hope of success can decrease academic procrastination, while fear of failure can improve it. Thus, interventions to reduce academic procrastination can be delivered by increasing students hope of success.

What Motivates a Learner Manager of a Logistic Company to Achieve Financial Literacy?

As long as there is an academic discussion about the essence of finance, specifically, of whether it is ‘art’ or ‘science,’ managers and entrepreneurs, especially beginners, experience the necessity to acquire realistic and basic knowledge of financial management. Financial knowledge helps people feel more committed and involved in an organization. In our opinion, a manager does better when he understands how financial success is measured and how he has an impact on the company's performance. In this case we speak about a manager's financial literacy. The results of this paper reveal the effect of personal qualities of undergraduate students on the efficiency of acquisition of financial subjects. Sixty four participants between the age of 18 and 23 were recruited for this study from the programs Transport and Business Logistics and Business Management in Transportation of the Transport and Telecommunication Institute. The attainment of financial literacy amongst this student population was studied through the study of learning outcomes for financial subjects and the role of achievement motivation, its components and intellectual capabilities of these learner managers, future managers of transportation and logistics companies. To obtain the answer to the question of whether there is any correlation between achievement motivation and acquisition of financial literacy, the Achievement Motivation Inventory (AMI) of 17 facets and Raven's Progressive Matrices (SPM-C) were deployed, and the learning outcomes for financial subjects were analysed. The results of this paper indicate that striving for attainment is one of the main motivational factors for the achievement of financial literacy and development of financial management skills.

Continued Participation in Youth Sports: The Role of Achievement Motivation

This study explored the antecedents of enjoyment and intention to continue in youth sports using the social-cognitive model of achievement motivation with the 2 × 2 achievement goal modification. Participants were 327 sports participants between 11 and 15 years of age. Individuals high in incremental beliefs reported greater enjoyment and intention to continue. This was perhaps due to endorsing mastery-approach goals. Individuals relatively high in entity beliefs reported relatively less enjoyment. This was perhaps due to endorsing performance-avoidance goals. These individuals also reported relatively less intention to continue regardless of their achievement goals. Findings could have implications for preventing dropout from youth sports.

Dyadic Anxiety in Youth Sport: The Relationship of Achievement Goals With Anxiety in Young Athletes and Their Parents

The role of achievement motivation on precompetitive anxiety was examined in 73 dyads comprising youth athletes and a parent of each athlete. Participants completed questionnaires assessing achievement goals and anxiety. Actor–partner interdependence models were estimated using Mplus 7.11. Parents’ adoption of performance-approach and performance-avoidance goals predicted athletes’ worry (βperformance-approach =.30, p <.01; βperformance-avoidance =.25, p <.05). Athletes’ adoption of any goal predicted parents’ concentration disruption (βmastery-approach =.41; βmastery-avoidance =.30, p <.01; βperformance-approach =.27; βperformance-avoidance =.22, p <.05). Thus, parental definitions of competence held for the child was related to their young athlete's emotional state and vice versa.

Goal Orientation and Imagery Use for Collegiate Elite Basketball Athletes

The purpose of this study had two major reasons. Firstly, it was to examine different motivational profiles of collegiate elite basketball athletes on the functions and amounts of imagery used. Secondly, it was to compare the different competition levels and gender of basketball athletes on goal orientation and imagery used. There were 283 elite basketball athletes (male 151, female 132) drawn from colleges completed the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) and the Sport Imagery Questionnaire (SIQ) to assess goal orientation dispositional, frequency and function of imagery use. A two-stage cluster analysis on the TEOSQ scores revealed a three-cluster solution. One-way MANOVA (independent) was used to analyze the differences on imagery use among cluster groups and to analyze differences on goal orientation and imagery use at different competition levels and gender. The results showed both Cluster1 (moderate task/high ego) and Cluster3 (high task/low ego) used significantly more five types of imagery use than Cluster2 (low task/low ego) did. The first level of competition did better on both specific cognitive and specific motivation of imagery use than the second level of competition did. And male athletes had significantly more scores on five type of imagery use than female athletes did. According these findings concluded the role of achievement motivation in influencing collegiate elite basketball athletes’ behavioral investments in imagery use, and the imagery use was influenced by different competition level and gender of basketball athletes.

Professional Training in the Workplace: The Role of Achievement Motivation and Locus of Control

The core objective of the present work is to explore the reasons why workers from different employment sectors join training courses to improve their job. To this end we assessed achievement motivation, locus of control and professional qualifications according to the participants' employment sector. The final sample consisted of 1460 active Spanish workers from four different employment sectors: services, catering, metal construction, and others. Of the sample, 40.1% were male and 59.9% female, with a mean age of 33.3 years (SD = 9.7). The results show that the new scale developed to assess achievement motivation, locus of control and workers' qualifications presents adequate psychometric characteristics. Statistically significant differences were found in relation to employment sector. The areas studied showed satisfactory levels of workers' effort and achievement motivation to perform their jobs, though their attitudes toward the training courses as a basis for improving their employability are varied. Workers in the catering sector had higher levels of external attribution and the lowest interest in training. Those in the service sector had higher levels of achievement motivation and effort at work. Future research should develop a joint program covering the public and private sectors for the modification of these beliefs, attitudes and attributions.

Metacognition: Answered and Unanswered Questions

This article summarizes "facts" emerging from recent research and explanations of those facts arising from metacognitive theory. We suggest that the following four questions should be addressed empirically: (a) How can we measure "knowing about knowing" more accurately?, (b) How can we measure the effects of strategy instruction?, (c) What are the relations between content knowledge and strategy knowledge?, and (d) What is the role of achievement motivation in use of strategies?

Entrepreneurs and Public-Sector Employees: The Role of Achievement Motivation and Risk in Occupational Choice

Achievement motivation and risk taking are often identified as two dominant characteristics of entrepreneurs. This supposition is tested using a sample of self-employed workers to represent entrepreneurs and government employees as the control group.

Entrepreneurs and Public-Sector Employees: The Role of Achievement Motivation and Risk in Occupational Choice

Entrepreneurs and Public-Sector Employees: The Role of Achievement Motivation and Risk in Occupational Choice

Identifying the Study Process Dimensions of Australian University Students

This investigation of 540 first year university students using the ‘approaches to studying’ inventory casts doubt on the validity of the meaning/reproducing/achieving model of the study process domain espoused by Entwistle and Biggs. Rather it suggests that the reproducing dimension can be broken down into surface/confusion and operation learning components. Little evidence was found of the role of achievement motivation in the study methods adopted by these students. The surface/confusion factor was the only factor consistently significantly correlated with tertiary grades. This study supports earlier findings with students at another Australian university that arts students and mature students are more likely to adopt deep-level approaches to study. However there was no agreement as to whether males or females were more inclined to adopt such an approach.

Richard M. Steers and Daniel G. Spencer. The Role of Achievement Motivation in Job Design. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1977, 62, 472-479

Richard M. Steers and Daniel G. Spencer. The Role of Achievement Motivation in Job Design. Journal of Applied Psychology, 1977, 62, 472-479

The role of achievement motivation in job design.

Abstract : This study examines the effects of job scope and need for achievement on managerial commitment and performance. It was hypothesized that high scope jobs would be associated with increased organizational commitment irrespective of (need for achievement). Moveover, it was hypothesized that high scope jobs would be related to increased performance only for high n Ach subjects and not for low n Ach subjects. Results supported both hypotheses. The findings are discussed as they relate to other investigations and it is suggested that the n Ach construct offers considerable utility in future job scope research.

The role of achievement motivation in job design.

The role of achievement motivation in job design.