Handbook of Organization Measurement
Motivation
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§2The established instruments
What the field already uses — named and cited, not reproduced (item wording is copyrighted and withheld pending clearance).
- Job Involvement Scale (Lodahl and Kejner) — Lodahl and Kejner (1965)
- Job Involvement Scale — Lodahl and Kejner
- Job Motivation Index (Patchen) — Patchen (1965)
- Job Involvement Scale — Lodahl and Kejner (1965)
§3The math on what we know
Synthesized priors from the live registry: pooled r, studies (k), total N, top study grade, and heterogeneity. Rows flagged for heterogeneity or single-study evidence are directional, not settled — read them as a central tendency.
What drives motivation
| Predictor | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Member Exchange | +0.14 | 1 | 3,625 | A | single study |
What motivation predicts
| Outcome | r | k | N | Grade | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Task Performance | +0.26 | 1 | 212,468 | A | single study |
§4As a model node
Where motivation sits when you drop it into a model — what feeds it, what it moves. Read left to right as a small, actionable causal claim.
Inputs (drivers)
- Team Member Exchange+0.14
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Motivation
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Outputs (outcomes)
- Task Performance+0.26