Scientific study
Van den Broeck et al. (2016) – Basic Needs and Work Outcomes
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The research analyzes how need fulfillment and need frustration relate to forms of motivation and well-being within organizations.
Methodology
Empirical research in a work context.
Key findings
Need satisfaction is related to autonomous motivation and well-being. Need frustration is related to stress, exhaustion, and controlled motivation.
Practical implication for leadership
Actively preventing need frustration is at least as important as promoting need fulfillment.
Meaning of INR
Within the INR framework, this study supports the distinction between need fulfillment and need frustration as a determining factor for behavioral quality. Within the Narrative framework, this implies that chronic frustration can influence the way individuals interpret their own effectiveness and autonomy.
