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Investigating the Application of Self-determination Theory in Increasing the Organizational Commitment of Knowledge-based Employees
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Alavi, Babak (Supervisor) ; Aslani, Shirin (Co-Supervisor)
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Researchers recently have focused on integrating motivation and commitment models and presenting common models. This research, for the first time, presents an integrated model of motivation (Self-Determination Theory) and commitment (Three Component Model of Meyer and Allen), from a person-centered view. This study was carried out using two-step cluster analysis method including hierarchical method and optimization of the profiles distance on 306 knowledge workers of four Iranian organizations. The results reveal four profiles, named, based on their characteristics, "people with diverse and mild motives", "motivated individuals with mild intrinsic motives", "motivated people with mild...
Relationship Between Feedback-Seeking Motives and Dimensions and Individual Performance in an Iranian Knowledge-Based Organization
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Alavi, Babak (Supervisor) ; Miremadi, Iman (Supervisor)
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The present study investigates the relationships between feedback-seeking dimensions (frequency, method, timing, and content) and two types of individual performance (goal achievement and behavior-related performance). In addition, the relationships between feedback-seeking motives and feedback-seeking dimensions are examined. The purpose is to identify new explanations for the inconclusive results of the direct relationship between feedback-seeking and performance in the literature. Moreover, this study investigates work motivations based on self-determination theory as the antecedents of feedback-seeking motives. This study contains one qualitative phase and two quantitative ones....