The achievement motive and advancement in two types of organizations.

1 January 1967

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Vol. 6 (2) , 163-168
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0024689

Abstract

DEALS WITH THE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AS A CAUSAL LINK IN THE DEMONSTRATED ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE LEVEL OF A NATION'S ACHIEVEMENT CONCERN AND ITS RATE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT IS CONCERNED WITH THE JOINT EFFECTS OF (1) MOTIVE STRENGTH OF INDIVIDUALS, AND (2) THE EVALUATION STANDARDS OF ORGANIZATIONS, IN DETERMINING WHO WILL ADVANCE MOST RAPIDLY. IT IS HYPOTHESIZED AND SHOWN THAT IN A FIRM EMPHASIZING ACHIEVEMENT VALUES (FIRM A) INDIVIDUAL ADVANCEMENT (AS SHOWN BY FREQUENCY OF PROMOTIONS AND RAISES AND ATTAINED JOB STATUS) IS POSITIVELY RELATED TO THE STRENGTH OF AN EXECUTIVE'S N ACH. IN A 2ND FIRM (FIRM P) WHICH VALUES POWER STRIVING, HOWEVER, THIS RELATIONSHIP IS REVERSED; IN ADDITION, N POWER IS NEGATIVELY RELATED TO ADVANCEMENT IN FIRM A AND POSITIVELY RELATED TO ADVANCEMENT IN FIRM P. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)

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