Causal inferences in motivation research: A reinterpretation of results from panel studies

Presents a secondary analysis of the data reported in 3 previous studies (E. E. Lawler, 1968; E. E. Lawler and J. L. Suttle, 1973; J. Sheridan et al, 1975) on the causal relationships between an expectancy construct of motivation and job performance. Corrected cross-lagged correlations indicate that...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 1977-08, Vol.62 (4), p.510-513
Main Authors: Sheridan, John E, Slocum, John W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Employee Motivation
Expectations
Human
Job evaluation
Job Performance
Motivation
Statistical Correlation
Statistical Reliability
Studies
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Summary:Presents a secondary analysis of the data reported in 3 previous studies (E. E. Lawler, 1968; E. E. Lawler and J. L. Suttle, 1973; J. Sheridan et al, 1975) on the causal relationships between an expectancy construct of motivation and job performance. Corrected cross-lagged correlations indicate that the previous statistical inferences of causality may have been artifact of varying measurement reliability and that the observed relationships were spurious.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.62.4.510