Three Roles of Language in Motivation Theory
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Review
- Vol. 13 (1) , 104-115
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1988.4306798
Abstract
Motivation theories, when viewed from the perspective of one versed in organizational communication, focus on language that informs and that reduces worker uncertainty. An extension of current theories to include the impact of three kinds of speech acts—uncertainty-reducing acts (perlocutionary), meaning-making acts (locutionary), and human-bonding acts (illocutionary)—on motivation is proposed.Keywords
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