Motivation Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Evidences and Challenges
Many studies have been performed previously to investigate different theories of motivation and, more specifically, how to motivate technical professionals. Through a questionnaire survey carried out on 376 development engineers, identified as “knowledge workers” by managers in their firms, this stu...
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| description | Many studies have been performed previously to investigate different theories of motivation and, more specifically, how to motivate technical professionals. Through a questionnaire survey carried out on 376 development engineers, identified as “knowledge workers” by managers in their firms, this study identifies what methods are used in industry to motivate these individuals, what works and what does not. While many aspects of standard incentives and reward systems used to motivate technical professionals in general are also motivating for technical visionaries, these results indicate that they are motivated by additional factors not generally discussed in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78ee7248a22642b3a3039b635f41f9662023-04-11T20:03:09ZengUniversidad Alberto HurtadoJournal of Technology Management & Innovation0718-27242008-10-013310.4067/S0718-27242008000100003432Motivation Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Evidences and ChallengesAlberto Petroni0Pierluigi Colacino1Department of Industrial Engineering - University of ParmaDepartment of Industrial Engineering - University of ParmaMany studies have been performed previously to investigate different theories of motivation and, more specifically, how to motivate technical professionals. Through a questionnaire survey carried out on 376 development engineers, identified as “knowledge workers” by managers in their firms, this study identifies what methods are used in industry to motivate these individuals, what works and what does not. While many aspects of standard incentives and reward systems used to motivate technical professionals in general are also motivating for technical visionaries, these results indicate that they are motivated by additional factors not generally discussed in the literature.https://www.jotmi.org/index.php/GT/article/view/433Job satisfactionEngineeringMotivationRewardSkilled workersR & D |
| spellingShingle | Alberto Petroni Pierluigi Colacino Motivation Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Evidences and Challenges Journal of Technology Management & Innovation Job satisfaction Engineering Motivation Reward Skilled workers R & D |
| title | Motivation Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Evidences and Challenges |
| title_full | Motivation Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Evidences and Challenges |
| title_fullStr | Motivation Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Evidences and Challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motivation Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Evidences and Challenges |
| title_short | Motivation Strategies for Knowledge Workers: Evidences and Challenges |
| title_sort | motivation strategies for knowledge workers evidences and challenges |
| topic | Job satisfaction Engineering Motivation Reward Skilled workers R & D |
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