Browsing by Subject "työntekijöiden motivaatio"

The aim of this study was to examine what kind of achievement goal orientation profiles can be identified and their relations to work engagement and job burnout among 30-year old employees. Usually researchers have adopted a variable-centred approach in achievement goal examinations, but this study was based on a person-centred approach, which allows for the study of multiple goals among employees. The data used in this study was collected as a part of the Finnish Education Transitions (FinEdu) -research project, funded by the Academy of Finland and Jacobs Foundation. The participants of this study were (N=372) 30-year old employees. Groups of students with different motivational profiles were identified using a k-mean cluster analysis. Group differences in work engagement and burnout were examined by means of analysis of variance (ANOVA). Four different achievement goal orientation profiles were found: uninterested, success-oriented, mastery-oriented, and avoidance-oriented. All achievement groups were of the same size, so there did not appear any exceptionally large or normative motivational groups of 30-year old employees in the study. Uninterested employees were the least mastery- and success-oriented in working life, but they also did not avoid working as such. The group of success-oriented employees emphasized the desire to learn, to succeed and specially to perform at work, and they were characterized by social comparison and fear of failure. The avoidance-oriented group just wanted to cope with work tasks, and they were not particularly motivated to work. Mastery-oriented employees were interested in learning and succeeding in the workplace. In this study, the mastery-oriented employees experienced the less burnout than the other groups, and the avoidance-oriented group experienced burnout the most. In work engagement assessments, mastery and success-oriented groups differed from uninterested and avoidance-oriented groups, and the results show that mastery- and success-oriented groups are more energetic, dedicated and immersed in work than employees who are uninterested and avoidance-oriented. These results support the idea that employers should recognize and draw attention to differently motivated employees, and they should be given different attention from the point of view of well-being at work. It is also important to examine well-being at work also from a positive construction, as it can open up new perspectives about work engagement.