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Knowledge worker motivation
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/29557 Knowledge worker motivation Lew, Charlene ichelp@gibs.co.za Denson, Fabian Chad UCTD Staff turnover Independence Relationships Motivation Knowledge workers Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. Demand for knowledge workers has increased relative to the available supply. A further cause for concern is that the requirements for managing knowledge workers differ from those for managing lower qualified employees. Due to scarcity and different management requirements, attracting and retaining the best available knowledge workers poses a serious challenge.The purpose of this study was to to identify and understand the impact of some of the key factors that motivate knowledge workers.A quantitative research design was employed with knowledge workers the targeted sample through purposive sampling combined with an element of snowballing. The final sample consisted of 91 respondents from different industries, educational backgrounds and age groups, but who all indicated that they were knowledge workers in the survey. The survey data was tested for reliability, validity and factor analysis used to narrow down the elements for the statistical analysis of the hypotheses.Following the research, the initial five hypotheses were narrowed down to four of which three were correlated to knowledge worker motivation. Management relationships as well as independence and interpersonal relationships were positively correlated whilst staff turnover was negatively correlated to knowledge worker motivation. Based on the research outcomes, recommendations were made to both knowledge workers and management. Furthermore, suggested areas for future research were provided. Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-07T15:53:52Z 2013-04-26 2013-09-07T15:53:52Z 2013-04-25 2012 2013-02-16 Dissertation Denson, FC 2012, Knowledge worker motivation, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29557 > F13/4/148/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29557 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02162013-143837/ © 2012 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Staff turnover Independence Relationships Motivation Knowledge workers Knowledge worker motivation |
| title | Knowledge worker motivation |
| title_full | Knowledge worker motivation |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge worker motivation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge worker motivation |
| title_short | Knowledge worker motivation |
| title_sort | knowledge worker motivation |
| topic | UCTD Staff turnover Independence Relationships Motivation Knowledge workers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29557 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02162013-143837/ |