Cognitive Elements of Empowerment: An "Interpretive" Model of Intrinsic Task Motivation
Abstract
This article presents a cognitive model of empowerment. Here, empowerment
is defined as increased intrinsic task motivation, and our
subsequent model identifies four cognitions (task assessments) as the
basis for worker empowerment: sense of impact, competence, meaningfulness,
and choice. Adopting an interpretive perspective, we
have used the model also to describe cognitive processes through
which workers reach these conclusions. Central to the processes we
describe are workers' interpretive styles and global beliefs. Both preliminary
evidence for the model and general implications for research
are discussed.
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