Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory.
Self-determination theory has shaped our understanding of what optimizes worker motivation by providing insights into how work context influences basic psychological needs for competence, autonomy and relatedness. As technological innovations change the nature of work, self-determination theory can...
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| author | Gagné, Marylène Parker, Sharon Griffin, Mark Dunlop, Patrick Knight, Caroline Klonek, Florian Parent-Rocheleau, Xavier |
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| description | Self-determination theory has shaped our understanding of what optimizes worker motivation by providing insights into how work context influences basic psychological needs for competence, autonomy and relatedness. As technological innovations change the nature of work, self-determination theory can provide insight into how the resulting uncertainty and interdependence might influence worker motivation, performance and well-being. In this Review, we summarize what self-determination theory has brought to the domain of work and how it is helping researchers and practitioners to shape the future of work. We consider how the experiences of job candidates are influenced by the new technologies used to assess and select them, and how self-determination theory can help to improve candidate attitudes and performance during selection assessments. We also discuss how technology transforms the design of work and its impact on worker motivation. We then describe three cases where technology is affecting work design and examine how this might influence needs satisfaction and motivation: remote work, virtual teamwork and algorithmic management. An understanding of how future work is likely to influence the satisfaction of the psychological needs of workers and how future work can be designed to satisfy such needs is of the utmost importance to worker performance and well-being. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-891632024-12-03T07:56:30Z Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory. Gagné, Marylène Parker, Sharon Griffin, Mark Dunlop, Patrick Knight, Caroline Klonek, Florian Parent-Rocheleau, Xavier Human behaviour Psychology Science, technology and society Self-determination theory has shaped our understanding of what optimizes worker motivation by providing insights into how work context influences basic psychological needs for competence, autonomy and relatedness. As technological innovations change the nature of work, self-determination theory can provide insight into how the resulting uncertainty and interdependence might influence worker motivation, performance and well-being. In this Review, we summarize what self-determination theory has brought to the domain of work and how it is helping researchers and practitioners to shape the future of work. We consider how the experiences of job candidates are influenced by the new technologies used to assess and select them, and how self-determination theory can help to improve candidate attitudes and performance during selection assessments. We also discuss how technology transforms the design of work and its impact on worker motivation. We then describe three cases where technology is affecting work design and examine how this might influence needs satisfaction and motivation: remote work, virtual teamwork and algorithmic management. An understanding of how future work is likely to influence the satisfaction of the psychological needs of workers and how future work can be designed to satisfy such needs is of the utmost importance to worker performance and well-being. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89163 10.1038/s44159-022-00056-w eng fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Human behaviour Psychology Science, technology and society Gagné, Marylène Parker, Sharon Griffin, Mark Dunlop, Patrick Knight, Caroline Klonek, Florian Parent-Rocheleau, Xavier Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory. |
| title | Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory. |
| title_full | Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory. |
| title_fullStr | Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory. |
| title_short | Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory. |
| title_sort | understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory. |
| topic | Human behaviour Psychology Science, technology and society |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89163 |