1. * Appendix A – SUMMARY OF RESEARCH BASE
Secondary research into scientific/academic evidence base
Motivational theory and studies
Intrinsic Motivation And Self-Determination in Human Behaviour: Edward Deci & Richard Ryan
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being; Edward Deci & Richard Ryan
Why we do what we do: the dynamics of personal autonomy; Bruno Frey & Reto Jegen
Application to the workplace / Meta-analysis
Intrinsic Motivation At Work – What Really Drives Employee Engagement At Work; Kenneth W. Thomas
DRIVE: The Surprising Truth About What Really Motivates Us; Daniel Pink
The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins To Ignite Joy, Engagement And Creativity; Teresa Amabile & Stephen Kramer
Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience; Mihaly Csikszentmihaly
Our academic partner:
Dr Vurain Tabvuma, BSc, MSc, PhD
Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour
Research background in intrinsic motivation, pro-social motivation, job satisfaction, organizational change and adaptation
Publications include:
Georgellis Y, Lange T, Tabvuma V. (2011) 'The impact of life events on job satisfaction'. Journal of Vocational Behavior
Georgellis Y, Iossa E, Tabvuma V. (2011) 'Crowding Out Intrinsic Motivation in the Public Sector’
Tabvuma V, Georgellis Y. (2011) 'The impact of on-the-job training and workplace socialization on intrinsic motivation’.
Georgellis Y, Lange T, Tabvuma V. (2011) 'Does Marriage and Having Children Crowd Out Workers’ Intrinsic Motivation'.