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Personlighetens betydelse för arbetsmotivation: En kvantitativ undersökning om relationen mellan HR-anställdas personlighet och motivation på arbetsplatsen.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Psychology.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Psychology.
2023 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
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Alternative title
The importance of personality for work motivation : A quantitative study of the relationship between HR employees' personality and workplace motivation. (English)
Abstract [sv]

Arbetsmotivation är en viktig aspekt i arbetet med att skapa välfungerande arbetsplatser. Särskilt hos HR-personal, som på olika sätt har ansvar över all personal i verksamheten. Tidigare forskning har visat indikationer på att personlighet till viss grad kan predicera arbetsmotivation. Syftet med studien var därför att undersöka detta samband bland HR-anställda i Sverige. Studien utfördes via en kvantitativ undersökning, där 408 respondenter fick värdera sin arbetsmotivation och personlighet utifrån två validerade instrument; Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale (MWMS), samt Ten Item Personality Measure TIPI. Dessa mätte arbetsmotivation med fyra olika typer av reglering utifrån Self determination-teorin, och personlighet med fem olika personlighetsdrag utifrån Big five-teorin. Resultatet visade att en högre grad av neuroticism kunde predicera en högre grad av externt och introjicerat reglerade arbetsmotivationsfaktorer samt en lägre grad av internt reglerade arbetsmotivationsfaktorer. Extraversion visades vara en positiv prediktor för internt reglerad arbetsmotivation. Öppenhet och samvetsgrannhet visades vara positiva prediktorer för både internt och identifierat reglerad arbetsmotivation. Sammanfattningsvis drogs slutsatsen att neuroticism, extraversion, öppenhet och samvetsgrannhet är prediktorer för extern och intern reglering av arbetsmotivation. 

Abstract [en]

Work motivation is an important aspect in the process of creating functional workplaces. Especially within Human Resources, where the staff have an influence on all the employees in the business. Previous research has shown indications that personality can predict work motivation. The purpose of the study was therefore to investigate this personality and work motivation relationship among HR professionals in Sweden. A survey study was conducted. 408 respondents were asked to evaluate their work motivation and personality based on two validated instruments: Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale (MWMS), and Ten Item Personality Measure (TIPI). The survey measured work motivation with four different types of regulation based on the Self-determination theory, and personality with five different personality traits based on the Big five theory. The results showed that a higher degree of neuroticism could predict a higher degree of extrinsic and introjected work motivation factors and a lower degree of intrinsic work motivation factors. Extraversion was shown to be a positive predictor of intrinsic work motivation. Openness and conscientiousness were shown to be positive predictors of both intrinsic and identified work motivation. In summary, it was concluded that neuroticism, extraversion, openness and conscientiousness are predictors of extrinsic and intrinsic regulation of work motivation.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 37
Keywords [en]
Human Resources, Extrinsic motivation, Intrinsic motivation, Work motivation, Self-determination theory, Ten item personality measure, Big five
Keywords [sv]
HR, Extern motivation, Intern motivation, Arbetsmotivation, Big five-teorin, Self determination-teorin, Ten item personality measure, Multidimensional work motivation scale
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Applied Psychology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-118999OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-118999DiVA, id: diva2:1733608
Subject / course
Psychology
Educational program
Human Resource Management Programme, 180 credits
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Available from: 2023-02-28 Created: 2023-02-02 Last updated: 2023-02-28Bibliographically approved

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