Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1010262 | International Journal of Hospitality Management | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to apply expectancy theory to employee motivation in the hotel setting and confirm the validity of expectancy theory. The proposed expectancy theory model for motivation was tested using data from 289 hotel employees. The results show that a modified expectancy theory with five components (expectancy, extrinsic instrumentality, intrinsic instrumentality, extrinsic valence, and intrinsic valence) best explains the process of motivating hotel employees. This study also indicates that intrinsic motivation factors are more influential than extrinsic factors for hotel employees, suggesting that hotel managers need to focus more on intrinsic factors to better motivate employees.
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Authors
Chun-Fang Chiang, SooCheong (Shawn) Jang,