Fostering employee autonomy through rewards: a self-determination theory perspective

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Management Research Review Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI:10.1108/mrr-11-2023-0835

Muhammad Zeshan, Shahid Rasool, Christian Di Prima, Alberto Ferraris

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to explain and determine the effect of rewards on employees’ autonomy by investigating the mediating effect of enabling controls on their relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

A three-wave survey strategy has been used to collect data from the alumni of a French business school. Structural equation modelling has been used for measures validating and hypotheses testing.

Findings

The study reveals a positive relationship between rewards and autonomy, mediated by enabling controls.

Practical implications

The study guides the process of administrating rewards to employees in a way that maximizes their autonomy, highlighting the crucial role of supervisors through enabling controls.

Originality/value

The study strives to create consensus regarding the long-existing debate on the effect of rewards on employees’ autonomy with the help of organizational theory literature. By considering the role of enabling controls, it provides a unique, cohesive framework to illustrate the intertwined relationship between the constructs.

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通过奖励促进员工自主：自我决定理论视角

设计/方法/途径采用三波调查策略，从法国一所商学院的校友中收集数据。研究结果本研究揭示了奖励与自主性之间的正相关关系，并以授权控制为中介。研究的实际意义本研究指导了以最大限度地提高员工自主性的方式向员工发放奖励的过程，并通过授权控制强调了主管的关键作用。通过考虑授权控制的作用，该研究提供了一个独特的、具有内聚力的框架，以说明这些概念之间相互交织的关系。

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