Kad je više manje? Testiranje zakrivljenog odnosa motiva za postignućem, afilijacijom i moći s uspjehom u vodstvu

master's thesis

• Title (english): Too much of a good thing? Exploring the curvilinearity of relations between leadership performance and achievement, affiliation, and power motive
• Author: Marija Kostanić
• Mentor: Zvonimir Galić (mentor)
• Committee member: Vesna Buško (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivan Tomić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2025-01-10, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psychology of Work

Abstract

McClellandova teorija motivacije jedna je od najutjecajnijih teorija u području psihologije rada. Njegova tri motiva, motiv za postignućem, motiv za afilijacijom i motiv za moći dugo su bili smatrani važnim odrednicama u predviđanju radne uspješnosti. Too Much of a Good Thing (Previše dobre stvari) paradigma nešto je noviji metateorijski pristup koji podrazumijeva da svaka pozitivna osobina ima pozitivne ishode sve do određene točke infleksije, nakon koje nema daljnjeg porasta u ishodima te oni mogu čak postati i negativni. Spajanjem ova dva teorijska pristupa, istražili smo na koji su način Velika Tri McClellandova motiva povezana s nekim pokazateljima radne uspješnosti rukovoditelja: zadovoljstvom poslom podređenih, te procjenama podređenih o učinkovitosti rukovoditelja i kvaliteti njihovih odluka. Na uzorku od N = 201 rukovoditelja i N = 661 podređenih, provođenjem polinomijalne multiple regresijske analize, pronašli smo krivulju u obliku obrnutog slova U pretpostavljenu Previše dobre stvari paradigmom između motiva za afilijacijom rukovoditelja i procjene učinkovitosti rukovoditelja, kao i kvalitete odluka rukovoditelja. Također smo pronašli značajan zakrivljeni odnos motiva za moći i zadovoljstva poslom podređenih te procjene učinkovitosti rukovoditelja. Daljnje implikacije nalaza, kao i ograničenja i preporuke za buduća istraživanja, predstavljene su u radu.

Abstract (english)

McClelland's motivational theory is one of the most influential theories in the field of work psychology. McClelland's three motives, namely achievement motive, affiliation motive and power motive, were considered to be important determinants of job performance for a long time. Too Much of a Good Thing is a relatively new metatheoretical principle, which implies positive effects of positive traits up to a certain inflection point, after which they turn asymptotic or may even turn negative. By combining these two theoretical principles, we explore how the Big Three McClelland's motives affect some determinants of leadership job performance, specifically subordinate job satisfaction and subordinate ratings of managerial effectiveness and decision quality. On the sample of N = 201 managers and N = 661 subordinates, by performing polynomial multiple regression analysis, we found an inverted U-shaped curve implied by the Too Much of a Good Thing principle between managers' affiliation motive and managerial effectiveness, as well as their decision quality. We also found a significant curvilinear relationship between managers' power motive and subordinate job satisfaction, together with managerial effectiveness. Further implications and study limitations are discussed throughout the thesis.

• Keywords: vodstvo; Too Much of a Good Thing; motiv za postignućem; motiv za afilijacijom; motiv za moći; radna uspješnost
• Keywords (english): leadership; Too Much of a Good Thing; achievement motive; affiliation motive; power motive; job performance
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:760656
• Project: Number: IP-2018-01-9354; Title: Implicitna ličnost, donošenje odluka i vođenje u organizacijama; Acronym: IMPEDEMOL; Leader: Zvonimir Galić; Jurisdiction: Croatia; Funder: Hrvatska zaklada za znanost; Funding stream: Research Projects
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Repository: ODRAZ
• Created on: 2025-01-14 11:32:03