SA Journal of Industrial Psychology (Feb 2007)

A Critical-Reflective Evaluation Of The Usefulness Of The Motivational Styles Questionnaire

  • Derry-Lee Lawrence,
  • Conrad Schmidt

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4102/sajip.v33i3.389
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. 3
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of Motivational Styles Questionnaire (MSQ) from a critical reflective perspective. The MSQ was administered to a random sample of managerial and consulting employees within the banking and information technology sector (N = 221). In order to examine the underlying factor structure and the corresponding reliabilities, a principal factor analysis was conducted, which yielded promising results. The findings of the critical analysis further revealed a number of gaps in the recommendations regarding the use of this instrument.

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