Kumar, M. Prem

Patnayakuni, Ravi

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Association for Information SystemsAIS Electronic Library (AISeL)AMCIS 2003 Proceedings Americas Conference on Information Systems(AMCIS)December 2003Motivational Differences between Contractual andPermanent Information Technology Professionals:An Empirical Study Based on Integrated Force-Choice Expectancy TheoryM. Prem KumarTemple UniversityRavi PatnayakuniTemple UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2003This material is brought to you by the Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). It has been acceptedfor inclusion in AMCIS 2003 Proceedings by an authorized administrator of AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). For more information, please contactelibrary@aisnet.org.Recommended CitationKumar, M. Prem and Patnayakuni, Ravi, "Motivational Differences between Contractual and Permanent Information TechnologyProfessionals: An Empirical Study Based on Integrated Force-Choice Expectancy Theory" (2003). AMCIS 2003 Proceedings. 191.http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2003/1912003 — Ninth Americas Conference on Information Systems 1507MOTIVATIONAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CONTRACTUALAND PERMANENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYPROFESSIONALS:  AN EMPIRICAL STUDY BASEDON INTEGRATED FORCE-CHOICEEXPECTANCY THEORYM. Prem KumarTemple Universityprem123@temple.eduRavi PatnayakuniTemple Universityrai@temple.eduAbstractThe primary objective of this study is to compare and understand differences in work motivation of contractualand permanent IT professionals, who work together on the same software development teams. This empiricalstudy is based on integrated force-choice expectancy theory model. The choice model explain one importantdimension of motivation – why an individual will choose one goal instead of another and the force model,however, explains a different dimensions of performance – why individuals with the same goal may be willingto exert differing amounts of efforts.Expectancy theory hypothesizes that individual behavior is the result of their expectations about theconsequences of their actions. Work motivation is a function of employee beliefs on their efforts that will leadto performance and on performance that leads to outcome, and outcome that leads to satisfaction. Based onthe nature of employment, contractual or permanent, IT professionals’ motivation to perform changesaccording to the following factors that have an effect on their beliefs. (i) Self-efficacy, goal difficulty, skill andperceived control on expectancy beliefs, (ii) Trust, control, policies on instrumentality believe, and (iii) Values,needs, goals, and preferences on employees beliefs on valence.

Motivational Differences between Contractual and Permanent Information Technology Professionals: An Empirical Study Based on Integrated Force-Choice Expectancy Theory

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