INTRINSIC MOTIVATION AS A DETERMINANT OF PROINNOVATIVE BEHAVIOUR

Abstract

The subject of this article is intrinsic motivation and those factors of the organizational environment that are capable of stimulating it. This article presents the results of research carried out by interviewing people who independently made the decision to initiate the implementation of an organizational solution. It is assumed that such behavior is an expression of a high level of intrinsic motivation. Many factors contributing to the intensification of intrinsic motivation are known, but the interviews allowed us to “get to know” their subjective image, making it possible to understand how individual elements of the organizational environment are perceived by employees. They also enable a deeper understanding of the way in which intrinsic motivation is perceived as a subjective experience of the respondents. The results of this research enable a better understanding of the influence of external conditions on the level of this type of motivation, constituting a starting point for further research, as well as useful knowledge for practitioners of management.

Keywords

• intrinsic motivation
• self-management
• innovations
• organizational behaviour