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Title How Job Autonomy Promotes Employee's Sustainable Development? A Moderated Mediation Model
ID_Doc 74562
Authors Zhou, QW; Li, Q; Gong, SY
Title How Job Autonomy Promotes Employee's Sustainable Development? A Moderated Mediation Model
Year 2019
Published Sustainability, 11, 22
DOI 10.3390/su11226445
Abstract In the rapidly changing business world, improving employee's self-development level is of great importance for organizations to pursue sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to examine how and when job autonomy promotes employee's self-development. Drawing from self-determination theory, we examined the effect of job autonomy on employee's self-development, and the mediation role of intrinsic motivation in this relationship. Moreover, we argued that team connectivity strengthened the relationship between job autonomy and intrinsic motivation, and further moderated the indirect effect of job autonomy and self-employment via intrinsic motivation. Using a two-wave panel design, we collected data from a sample of 473 employees in China. The results indicated that job autonomy predicted employee's self-development, and employee's intrinsic motivation fully mediated this relationship. Team connectivity positively moderated the relationship between job autonomy and intrinsic motivation, and further moderated the mediation effect of intrinsic motivation. The theoretical and practical implications of this research are discussed along with the limitations and further research directions.
Author Keywords organization sustainable development; self-development; job autonomy; intrinsic motivation; team connectivity
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)
EID WOS:000503277900258
WoS Category Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies
Research Area Science & Technology - Other Topics; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/22/6445/pdf?version=1574237214
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