The Relationship between Creative Self-Efficacy, Achievement Motivation, and Job Burnout among Designers in China’s e-Market

Xiuxiu Wu, Kin Wai Michael Siu (), Jörn Bühring and Caterina Villani
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Xiuxiu Wu: School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Kin Wai Michael Siu: School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Jörn Bühring: School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Caterina Villani: School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Social Sciences, 2022, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-14

Abstract: The e-market is prosperous in China, but the factors that stimulate or deter its development remain unclear. This study focuses on designers (interaction, user interface, product, and user experience designers) in the Chinese e-marketplace to examine the relationship between creative self-efficacy (CSE), achievement motivation (including motivation to approach success [MS], and motivation to avoid failure [MF]), and job burnout. Eighty-two questionnaires and eight in-depth interviews were used to collect data. The designers were found to be experiencing intermediate levels of job burnout. However, their achievement motivation and CSE were relatively high, and achievement motivation acted as an overarching factor that triggered CSE. The study contributes to the field by providing theoretical evidence showing how achievement motivation and job burnout influence designers’ CSE. We show the value of the need to increase employees’ achievement motivation, which builds CSE naturally. To conclude, we suggest that achievement motivation may be more critical for firms, as employees will handle their work seriously with a higher sense of responsibility.

Keywords: job burnout; achievement motivation; creative self-efficacy; creativity; innovation; designers; China’s e-market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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