Broek, Pontus Aemilius Quilliam Maria van den (2022) The Relationship Between Blended Working and Anticipated Intrinsic Motivation. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
As the different methods to work have modified over time, blended working arrangements have become increasingly common, especially in the current COVID-19 pandemic where working remotely is occurring more frequently. This study aimed to investigate the extent to which blended working opportunities affect individuals' anticipated intrinsic motivation to work at an organization and to examine whether open-mindedness moderates the strength of that relationship. Our first hypothesis was that the possibility for blended working positively affects anticipated intrinsic motivation in prospective employees and our second hypothesis was that open-mindedness moderates the strength of that relationship. We acquired a sample of 126 participants who were first-year psychology students of differing backgrounds. They were requested to complete an online survey for our study. In this research we conducted a vignette study using a within-subject one factor repeated measures design. The findings provide evidence that the possibility for blended working positively affects an individual's anticipated intrinsic motivation to work at an organization, but do not support the moderating role of open-mindedness in that relationship. Yet, although we found no evidence for open-mindedness affecting the relation between blended work and anticipated intrinsic motivation, the findings of this research may aid varying organizations in considering the implementation of blended working arrangements for their employees and our findings also provide additional insight into the potential benefits of blended working.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Wortler, B. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2022 10:06 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2022 10:06 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/51 |
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