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WORK MOTIVATION IN THE MILLENNIAL ERA: EXPLORING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DRIVERS IN A COLOMBIAN SAMPLE

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Title: WORK MOTIVATION IN THE MILLENNIAL ERA: EXPLORING INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DRIVERS IN A COLOMBIAN SAMPLE
Authors: Karol Gutiérrez Ruiz, Andrea Trujillo Navarro, Andrea Sánchez Haydar, Nohora Villadiego Peluffo
Contributors: Grupo de Investigación Desarrollo, Salud y Desempeño Humano
Source: Psychological Thought
Publisher Information: Southwest University Neofit Rilski, 2025.
Publication Year: 2025
Subject Terms: Organizational behavior, Millennial generation -- Employment, Motivational factors in the workplace, Extrinsic motivation, Sex differences (Psychology), Gender, Educational attainment, Educational level, Workplace psychology, Work motivation, Generational differences in the workplace, Wages and salaries, Employee motivation, Intrinsic motivation, Colombia -- Employees, Human resource management, Millennials, Recognition (Achievement)
Description: This research studies the characteristics of millennials’ work motivation and differences in internal and external drivers as a function of sociodemographic variables, such as gender and educational level. A total of 142 employees from Colombian companies, born between 1982 and 1999, completed the Work Motivation Questionnaire. Participants' work motivation characteristics were found to be associated with recognition as the main internal motivator and salary as the main external motivator. Differences were found in the internal motivational conditions (affiliation, self-realisation, and recognition), external factors (work content), and preferred means of obtaining desired rewards at work (acceptance of authority) as a function of the sex of the participants. Differences were found in affiliation, supervision, workgroup, and work content drivers as a function of educational level. It is concluded that millennial employees mainly value recognition and economic retribution for their work and are willing to persuade or directly request desired work, and that variables such as gender and educational level can impact differences in work motivation. The implications of these findings for human talent management processes are discussed.
Document Type: Article
File Description: 20 páginas; application/pdf
ISSN: 2193-7281
DOI: 10.37708/psyct.v18i1.929
Access URL: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12585/13766
Rights: CC BY NC ND
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....cd6b9f04959316e6a64bee30d827f746
Database: OpenAIRE
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Abstract:This research studies the characteristics of millennials’ work motivation and differences in internal and external drivers as a function of sociodemographic variables, such as gender and educational level. A total of 142 employees from Colombian companies, born between 1982 and 1999, completed the Work Motivation Questionnaire. Participants' work motivation characteristics were found to be associated with recognition as the main internal motivator and salary as the main external motivator. Differences were found in the internal motivational conditions (affiliation, self-realisation, and recognition), external factors (work content), and preferred means of obtaining desired rewards at work (acceptance of authority) as a function of the sex of the participants. Differences were found in affiliation, supervision, workgroup, and work content drivers as a function of educational level. It is concluded that millennial employees mainly value recognition and economic retribution for their work and are willing to persuade or directly request desired work, and that variables such as gender and educational level can impact differences in work motivation. The implications of these findings for human talent management processes are discussed.
ISSN:21937281
DOI:10.37708/psyct.v18i1.929