Abstract
Building on self-determination theory, we examined the relationship between shared work values and work engagement within teams. Specifically, we expected that employees would show higher levels of work engagement when working in teams characterized by intrinsic relative to extrinsic work values, and that this relationship can be explained by basic psychological need satisfaction. Multilevel analyses using data from 307 employees taken from 31 teams working in a variety of sectors in Belgium and the Netherlands largely supported the hypotheses: Individual-level need satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between team-level work values and individual-level engagement. Implications for practice and theory are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 267-281 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Group Dynamics-theory Research and Practice |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2014 |
Keywords
- work values
- work engagement
- need satisfaction
- self-determination theory
- teams
- SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY
- OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
- LEADER-MEMBER EXCHANGE
- INTERRATER RELIABILITY
- VALUE PRIORITIES
- GOAL PURSUITS
- JOB
- MOTIVATION
- ORGANIZATIONS
- PERFORMANCE