Bored by Interest: How Intrinsic Motivation in One Task Can Reduce Performance on Other Tasks
Abstract
While existing research has demonstrated that intrinsic motivation can increase task performance, jobs are composed of multiple tasks, and it remains to be seen how intrinsic motivation in one task affects performance on other tasks. Drawing on theories of psychological contrast, we hypothesize that high intrinsic motivation in one task reduces performance on less intrinsically motivating tasks. In a field study at a Korean department store,...
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Title
Bored by Interest: How Intrinsic Motivation in One Task Can Reduce Performance on Other Tasks
Published Date
Apr 1, 2019
Volume
62
Issue
2
Pages
415 - 436
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