内発的モチベーションの知識創造行動への効果

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産業用機械製造企業において従業員の内発的モチベーションが知識創造行動に与える効果を分析した。内発的モチベーションは知識創造行動を促進するが、その条件として組織目標へのコミットメントと組織による自由度の付与をともに向上していく必要性が見出された。 : Intrinsic motivation is thought to spur knowledge creation processes. However, those ideas have not been empirically examined. This paper investigated the relationship between intrinsic motivation and knowledge creating behaviors, using quantitative analysis of a Japanese industrial machine manufacturing company. Our analyses considered the moderating roles of workers’ organizational goal commitment and their autonomy within the company. The empirical results showed that intrinsic motivation and organizational goal commitment positively affected knowledge creating behavior. Also, we found that high levels of organizational goal commitment and autonomy moderated the relationship between intrinsic motivation and knowledge creating behaviors. Based on the results, we discussed the balance between organizational goal commitment and autonomy in a product development organization.