Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2019/Flexible work arrangements and work motivation

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Hiya, I am interested in the topic you have chosen. It looks like the Self-Determination Theory would fit nicely with this topic. Namely, the need for autonomy - having flexible work options would enhance the feeling of autonomy, control over your work conditions and motivate the employee to work hard when you're at work. The ability to thrive in this autonomous/flexible work condition would then shape a sense of competence (i.e., you are able to manage your time and still produce required work) and of course this then would have implications such as fostering trust between the employee and the employer which may satisfy the need for relatedness. On the topic of the need for relatedness, you may also consider how flexible work options impact parents. Having flexibility in your work hours to care for you family would fulfil the need for relatedness, which may then have flow on effects for motivation when at work. Here's a little video that gives you a quick overview of SDT theory - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sRBBNkSXpY - hope this helps. --U3173480 (discuss • contribs) 06:27, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Hi! I have chosen "Workplace stress and motivation" for my book chapter topic and believe this fits very well with flexible work arrangements and work motivation. I would love to be able to link to your chapter within my own for readers to be able to access for some more in depth information specific to flexible work arrangement and agile working - I think adding information around how agile working influences motivation on both an individual and workplace level within your chapter would be very engaging for readers as well as providing two different perspectives to consider when it comes to agile working and motivation. This would also provide a good opportunity for myself to build upon this in terms of workplace stress and the influence of flexible work arrangements on workplace stressors and motivation. I think this is a great opportunity for us to collaborate, please feel free to reach out if you would like to discuss our chapters in more depth in order for collaboration! --U3160654 (discuss • contribs) 23:42, 31 August 2019 (UTC)

Hi u3160475 and u3160654. I am also doing a chapter with similar flavour, my chapter relates to organisational change, and how motivation helps or hinders the success of any change. SDT features in my chapter as per u3173480, for me this is part of the paradigm shift away from extrinsic toward intrinsic or at least integrated extrinsic motivation; and agree with u3173480 that a sense of autonomy is likely to feature heavily in your chapter. And so if you haven't already found it, I am really enjoying the 2017 book by Ryan & Deci - Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness. Guilford Publications. Another area of research you are probably all over is how flexible arrangement fit well with modern workplaces, for this I recommend reading Steers, R., Mowday, R., & Shapiro, D. (2004). The future of work motivation theory. Academy of Management Review, 29(3), 379–387. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2004.13670978, the message I got from this research which might be useful to your topic is that aside from technology, a motivated workforce is vital, and that how and where and when people work is changing rapidly and the paragraphs on 'the road ahead' might point to working out what modern motivation theories are emerging and apply to your chapter. I will definitely be linking your chapter to mine! Cheers and good luck with it all. --U3092376 (discuss • contribs) 23:50, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

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