Motivation of Engineers: Work Experience and its Effect on Motivational Factors

Authors

Steve Blaine, Portland State University
Karen Eden, Portland State UniversityFollow
David Foote, Portland State University
John Gouiding, Portland State Univesity
Eric Kangas, Portland State UniversityFollow
Alfredo P. Sandoval, Portland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Closed Project

Publication Date

Fall 1992

Instructor

Dundar F. Kocaoglu

Course Title

Management in ETM

Course Number

EMGT 520

Abstract

We studied the internal and external motivators affecting engineers. We did a ranking of the most important motivational factors and a comparison between groups of student engineers and experienced engineers. No statistically significant differences were found in how the two groups ranked the factors. Individuals, however, did differ dramatically in what motivated them. The importance of understanding these subtle differences - particularly for supervisors who motivate them -- is stressed

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Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22603

Citation Details

Blaine, Steve; Eden, Karen; Foote, David; Gouiding, John; Kangas, Eric; and Sandoval, Alfredo P., "Motivation of Engineers: Work Experience and its Effect on Motivational Factors" (1992). Engineering and Technology Management Student Projects. 743.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/22603