Attitudes towards money and motivational orientation to work in Brazilian young workers

Campos Monteiro Danielli Leite (), Peñaloza Verónica (), Roberto Pinto Francisco (), Denegri Coria Marianela del Carmen () and Orellana Calderón Ligia María ()
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Campos Monteiro Danielli Leite: Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Peñaloza Verónica: Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Roberto Pinto Francisco: Universidade Estadual do Ceará
Denegri Coria Marianela del Carmen: Universidad de La Frontera
Orellana Calderón Ligia María: Universidad de La Frontera

Contaduría y Administración, 2015, vol. 60, issue 1, 11-30

Abstract: Self-determination theory assumes that there are two motivational orientations: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Money is a means to different ends, thus considered an external source of motivation, but individuals may also attribute other meanings to it. The aim of this research was to study the relationship between motivational orientation and the attitude towards money in young employees in Brazil. The sample consisted of 163 young workers attending a Business Administration program at a public university in Fortaleza, Brazil. The Work Preference Inventory (WPI), the Love of Money Scale (LOMS) and a socio-demographic questionnaire were applied. The data was examined using descriptive statistics, correlations, factor analysis and cluster analysis and comparisons. The individuals’ motivational orientation to work was found to be associated with their attitude towards money. Two profiles were identified, based on their differences between source of motivation and perception of money as a reward and as evil. Identifying the profiles that connect motivation with meaning of money may allow organizations to design and implement compensation systems according to their employees’ needs.

Keywords: motivational orientation; extrinsic motivation; intrinsic motivation; money; young workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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