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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
1-1-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Marcus W. Dickson
Abstract
Dickson (1994) developed a scale to measure managerial implicit theories of motivation. By creating a rank ordering of preference amongst six well known motivational theories, he was able to determine that managers within an organization were likely to share a preference for a specific motivational theory. The present study sought to revise the scale created by Dickson (1994) in order to expand upon this area of research. A 6-step scale development procedure modeled after Hinkin (1998) was used to develop a scale which measures preference for seven different implicit theories of motivation based on a Likert-type response format. The new scale is believed to have an increased applicability for organizational research.
Recommended Citation
Weidner, Nathan Wayne, "Implicit Theories Of Motivation: A Scale Development Project" (2010). Wayne State University Theses. 50.
https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_theses/50