Work Value as Motivation among software professionals
Published: 2010
Author(s) Name: D. V. Nithyanandan
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Abstract
A highly complex and well paid job is that of a software professional’s. Moreover, it is said to be fairly a new and different work-setting. Job switching is also high among them. This field is relatively a new field and lacks value and motivational research on its workforce. This study provides a significant research support to this area of work. Specifically the study concentrates on the levels of work values among them and analyses their intrinsic motivational dynamics. The sample group consisted of 100 software professionals and was classified as people with high work value and low work value. Their scores, on the dimensions of intrinsic motivation, were analyzed by one-way ANOVA test. The results showed that people with high work value are internally motivated and vice versa. The findings of the study may have organizational and educational implications.
Keywords: Software Professionals, Motivation
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