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Mapping site-based construction workers' motivation: expectancy theory approach

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dc.contributor.authorGhoddousi, P.
dc.contributor.authorBahrami, N.
dc.contributor.authorChileshe, N.
dc.contributor.authorHosseini, M.R.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study is to apply a recently proposed model of motivation based on expectancy theory to site-based workers in construction and confirm the validity of this model for the construction industry. The study drew upon data from 194 site-based construction workers in Iran to test the proposed model of motivation. To this end, the structural equation modelling (SEM) approach based on the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) technique was deployed. The study reveals that the proposed model of expectancy theory incorporating five indicators (i.e. intrinsic instrumentality, extrinsic instrumentality, intrinsic valence, extrinsic valence and expectancy) is able to map the process of construction workers' motivation. Nonetheless, the findings posit that intrinsic indicators could be more effective than extrinsic ones. This proffers the necessity of construction managers placing further focus on intrinsic motivators to motivate workers.
dc.identifier.citationAustralasian Journal of Construction Economics and Building, 2014; 60(1):14-77
dc.identifier.doi10.5130/AJCEB.v14i1.3712
dc.identifier.issn1837-9133
dc.identifier.issn1837-9133
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/120511
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAustralian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
dc.rightsCopyright 2014 the authors Authors. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Access Condition Notes: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v14i1.3712
dc.subjectmotivation
dc.subjectexpectancy theory
dc.subjectstructural equation modelling
dc.subjectworkers
dc.subjectconstruction industry
dc.titleMapping site-based construction workers' motivation: expectancy theory approach
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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