Personal & Situational Factors as Predictors of Managerial Motivation
Published: 2009
Author(s) Name: Baldev R. Sharma & Mamta Mohapatra
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Abstract
This paper attempts to test the
validity in the Indian context of a
widely accepted theory which
suggests that human behaviour is
the product of a combination of
both personal attributes and
situational factors. The variables
chosen for the study include (a)
organisational commitment as a
measure of behaviour; (b) employee
needs as a measure of personal
attributes; and (c) organisational
climate as a measure of the
situation. The data for the study
consists of the responses to a
structured question-naire of 88
managers from two manufacturing
organisations from the same
industry and located in the same
state in the eastern India. The
findings of the study show that
while the theory is fully supported,
the situational factors are far more
powerful than personal attributes
in influencing behaviour.
Keywords : Human behaviour, Personal attributes, situational factors
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