Money talks? The motivational mechanisms of base pay on well‐being and work performance
Anja H. Olafsen,
Florence Jauvin,
Pascale Cécire
et al.
Abstract:Whether compensation serves as a motivational resource for employees is still a debated subject. It has been suggested that the effect of pay on motivation could be contingent on the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs as outlined by self‐determination theory. The current research explored the role of amount of base pay as well as pay fairness discrepancy in relation to basic psychological need satisfaction, autonomous work motivation and, in turn, psychological well‐being (i.e., vigor and emotional … Show more
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