Research Reports
Gillet, N., Fouquereau, E., Huyghebaert, T., & Colombat, P. (2016). Effets du soutien organisationnel perçu et des caractéristiques de l'emploi sur l'anxiété au travail et l'épuisement professionnel: Le rôle médiateur de la satisfaction des besoins psychologiques. Psychologie Française, 61, 73-81. doi: 10.1016/j.psfr.2014.05.004
Kuvaas, B., Buch, R., Gagné, M., Dysvik, A., & Forest, J. (2016). Do you get what you pay for? Sales incentives and implications for motivation and changes in turnover intention and work effort. Motivation and Emotion, 40, 667-680. doi: 10.1007/s11031-016-9574-6
Sandrin, E., & Gillet, N. (2016). Le workaholisme et l'engagement dans les études: Des mécanismes explicatifs dans les relations entre la frustration des besoins psychologiques et le mal-être des étudiants. Pratiques Psychologiques, 22(4), 317-334. doi: 10.1016/j.prps.2016.02.003
Gillet, N., Forest, J., Benabou, C., & Bentein, K. (2015). The effects of organizational factors, psychological need satisfaction and thwarting, and affective commitment on workers’ well-being and turnover intentions. Le Travail Humain, 78, 119-140. doi: 10.3917/th.782.0119
Gillet, N., Fouquereau, E., Huyghebaert, T., & Colombat, P. (2015). The effects of job demands and organizational resources through psychological need satisfaction and thwarting. The Spanish Journal of Psychology, 18, 1-19. doi: 10.1017/sjp.2015.30
Olafsen, A. H., Halvari, H., Forest, J., & Deci, E. L. (2015). Show them the money? The role of pay, autonomy support, and justice in a self-determination theory model of intrinsic work motivation. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 56(4), 447-457. doi: 0.1111/sjop.12211
Guntert, S. (2015). The impact of work design, autonomy support, and strategy on employee outcomes: A differentiated perspective on self-determination at work. Motivation and Emotion, 39, 99-103. doi: 10.1007/s11031-014-9412-7
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Wilkesmann, U. (2015). Imaginary contradictions of university governance. In I. Welpe, J. Wollersheim, S. Ringelhan & M. Osterloh (Eds.), Incentives and Performance (pp. 189 - 205). Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-09785-5_12
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Trépanier, S., Fernet, C., & Austin, S. (2014). A longitudinal investigation of workplace bullying, basic need satisfaction, and employee functioning. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 20, 105-116. doi: 1076-8998/15
Nie, Y., Chua, B. L., Yeung, A. S., Ryan, R. M., & Chan, W. Y. (2014). The importance of autonomy support and the mediating role of work motivation for well-being: Testing self-determination theory in a Chinese work organisation. International Journal of Psychology, 50, 245-255. doi: 10.1002/ijop.12110
Wilkesmann, U., & Schmid, C. J. (2014). Intrinsic and internalized modes of teaching motivation. Evidence-based HRM, 2, 6-27. doi: 10.1108/EBHRM-07-2013-0022
Trépanier, S. G., Fernet, C., & Austin, S. (2013). The moderating role of autonomous motivation in the job demands-strain relation: A two sample study. Motivation and Emotion, 37, 93-105. doi: 10.1007/s11031-012-9290-9
Janssen, S., Van Vuuren, M., & De Jong, M. D. T. (2013). Identifying support functions in developmental relationships: A self-determination perspective. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 82, 20-29. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.09.005
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Fernet, C., Austin, S., Trépanier, S. G., & Dussault, M. (2013). How do job characteristics contribute to burnout? Exploring the distinct mediating roles of perceived autonomy, competence, and relatedness. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 22, 123-137. doi: 10.1080/1359432X.2011.632161
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Gillet, N., Colombat, P., Michinov, E., Provost, A. M., & Fouquereau, E. (2013). Procedural justice, supervisor autonomy support, work satisfaction, organizational identification, and job performance: The mediating role of need satisfaction and perceived organizational support. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69, 2560-2571. doi: 10.1111/jan.12144
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Gillet, N., Huart, I., Colombat, P., & Fourquereau, E. (2013). Perceived organizational support, motivation, and engagement among police officers. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 44, 46-55. doi: 10.1037/a0030066
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Mueller, M. B., & Lovell, G. P. (2013). Senior executives as risk factors. In G. M. Babu, G. Vani & N. Panchanatham (Eds.), Connoisseur strategies for Global Business Management ( Trends and Techniques).Bangalore, India: Archers and Elevators Publishing House.
Mueller, M. B., & Lovell, G. P. (2013). Relatedness need satisfaction in senior executives. European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 105-135.
Marescaux, E., De Winne, S., & Sels, L. (2013). HR practices and HRM outcomes: the role of basic need satisfaction. Personnel Review, 42, 4-27. doi: 10.1108/00483481311285200
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Van Den Broeck, A., Lens, W., De Witte, Hans, & Van Coillie, H. (2013). Unraveling the importance of the quantity and the quality of workers’ motivation for well-being: A person-centered perspective. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 82, 69-78. doi: 10.1016/j.jvb.2012.11.005
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Fernet, C., Guay, F., Senecal, C., & Austin, S. (2012). Predicting intraindividual changes in teacher burnout: The role of perceived school environment and motivational factors. Teaching and Teacher Education, 28, 514-525.
Yoo, S. J., Han, S., & Huang, W. (2012). The roles of intrinsic motivators and extrinsic motivators in promoting e-learning in the workplace: A case from South Korea. Computers in Human Behavior, 28, 942-950. doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2011.12.015
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Boivie, S., Graffin, S. D., & Pollock, T. G. (2012). Time for me to fly: Predicting director exit at large firms. Academy of Management Journal, 55, 1334-1359. doi: 10.5465/amj.2010.1083
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Fernet, C., Austin, S., & Vallerand, R. J. (2012). The effects of work motivation on employee exhaustion and commitment: An extension of the JD-R model. Work & Stress, 26, 213-219. doi: 10.1080/02678373.2012.713202
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Grant, A. M., Nurmohamed, S., Ashford, S. J., & Dekas, K. D. (2011). The performance implications of ambivalent initiative: The interplay of autonomous and controlled motivations. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 116, 241-251.
Forest, J., Mageau, G. A., Sarrazin, P., & Morin, E. M. (2011). “Work is my passion”: The different affective, behavioural, and cognitive consequences of harmonious and obsessive passion toward work. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, 28, 27–40. doi: 10.1002/CJAS.170
Van den Broeck, A., Schreurs, B., De Witte, H., Vansteenkiste, M., Germeys, F., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2011). Understanding workaholics’ motivations: A self-determination perspective. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 60, 600–621.
van Beek, I., Taris, T. W., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2011). Workaholic and work engaged employees: Dead ringers or worlds apart?. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 16, 468–482.
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Van den Broeck, A., Vansteenkiste, M., Lens, W., & De Witte, H. (2010). Unemployed individuals' work values and job flexibility: An explanation from expectancy-value theory and self-determination theory. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 59, 296-317.
Van den Broeck, A., Vansteenkiste, M., De Witte, H., Soenens, B., & Lens, W. (2010). Capturing autonomy, competence, and relatedness at work: Construction and initial validation of the Work-related Basic Need Satisfaction scale. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83, 981-1002.
Meyer, J. P., & Maltin, E. R. (2010). Employee commitment and well-being: A critical review, theoretical framework and research agenda. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77, 323–337.
Kenny, M. E., Walsh-Blair, L. Y., Blustein, D. L., Bempechat, J., & Seltzer, J. (2010). Achievement motivation among urban adolescents: Work hope, autonomy support, and achievement-related beliefs. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 77, 205–212.
Kuvaas, B. (2009). A test of hypotheses derived from self-determination theory among public sector employees. Employee Relations, 31, 39-56.
Blanchard, C. M., Tremblay, M. A., Mask, L., & Perras, M. G. M. (2009). A combination of work environment factors and individual difference variables in work interfering with family. International Journal of Workplace Health Management, 2, 63-90. doi: 10.1108/17538350910946018
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Foss, N. J., Minbaeva, D. B., Pedersen, T., & Reinholt, M. (2009). Encouraging knowledge sharing among employees: How job design matters. Human Resource Management, 48, 871–893.
Grant, A. M. (2008). The significance of task significance: Job performance effects, relational mechanisms, and boundary conditions. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 108-124.
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Grant, A. M. (2008). Does intrinsic motivation fuel the prosocial fire? Motivational synergy in predicting persistence, performance, and productivity. Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 48-58.
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Gagné, M., Chemolli, E., Forest, J., & Koestner, R. (2008). A temporal analysis of the relation between organisational commitment and work motivation. Psychologica Belgica, 48, 219-241.
Vansteenkiste, M., Lens, W., De Witte, H., & Feather, N .T. (2005). Understanding unemployed people's job search behaviour, unemployment experience and well-being: A comparison of expectancy-value theory and self-determination theory. British Journal of Social Psychology, 44, 269-287.
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Vansteenkiste, M., Lens, W., De Witte, H., & Feather, N. T. (2005). Understanding unemployed people's search behavior, unemployment experience and well-being: A comparison of expectancy-value theory and self-determination theory. British Journal of Social Psychology, 44, 1-20.
Guay, F. (2005). Motivations underlying career decision-making activities: The Career Decision-Making Autonomy Scale (CDMAS). Journal of Career Assessment, 13, 77-97.
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Otis, N., & Pelletier, L. G. (2005). A motivational model of daily hassles, physical symptoms, and future work intentions among police officers. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35, 2193-2214.
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Lynch, M. F., Plant, R. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2005). Psychological needs and threat to safety: Implications for staff and patients in a psychiatric hospital for youth. Professional Psychology, 36, 415-425.
Guay, F., Senecal, C., Gauthier, L., & Fernet, C. (2003). Predicting career indecision: A self-determination theory perspective. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 165-177.
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Richer, S. F., Blanchard, C. M., & Vallerand, R. J. (2002). A motivational model of work turnover. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32, 32, 2089-.
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Gagné, M., Koestner, R., & Zuckerman, M. (2000). Facilitating acceptance of organizational change: The importance of self-determination. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 30, 1843-1852.
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Gagné, M., Senecal, C., & Koestner, R. (1997). Proximal job characteristics, feelings of empowerment, and intrinsic motivation: A multidimensional model. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 27, 1222-1240.
Richer, S. F., & Vallerand, R. J. (1995). Supervisors' interactional styles and subordinates' intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Journal of Social Psychology, 135, 707-722.
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Ilardi, B. C., Leone, D., Kasser, T., & Ryan, R. M. (1993). Employee and supervisor ratings of motivation: Main effects and discrepancies associated with job satisfaction and adjustment in a factory setting. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 23, 1789-1805.
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Kasser, T., Davey, J., & Ryan, R. M. (1992). Motivation and employee-supervisor discrepancies in a psychiatric vocational rehabilitation settings. Rehabilitation Psychology, 37, 175-187.
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Chapters, Overviews, and Commentaries
Pelletier, L. G., & Aitken, N. (2014). Encouraging Environmental Actions in Employees and in the Working Environment: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective. In M. Gagné (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Work Engagement, Motivation, and Self-Determination Theory (pp. 314-334). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
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Dagenais-Desmarais, V., Forest, J., Girouard, S., & Crevier-Braud, L. (2014). The importance of need supportive relationships for motivation and well-being at work. In N. Weinstein (Ed.), Human motivation and interpersonal relationship: Theory, research, and application (pp. 263-297). Netherlands: Springer.
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Vallerand, R. J., Houlfort, N., & Forest, J. (2014). Passion for work: Determinants and outcomes. In M. Gagné (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Work Engagement, Motivation, and Self-Determination Theory (pp. 85-105). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Forest, J., Gilbert, M.-H, Beaulieu, G., Le Brock, P., & Gagné, M. (2014). Translating research results in economic terms: An application of economic utility analysis using SDT-based interventions. In M. Gagné (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Work Engagement, Motivation, and Self-Determination Theory (pp. 335-346). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2014). The importance of universal psychological needs for understanding motivation in the workplace. In M. Gagne, The Oxford handbook of work engagement, motivation, and self-determination theory (pp. 13-32). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Gagné, M., & Bhave, D. (2011). Autonomy in the workplace: An essential ingredient to employee engagement and well-being in every culture. In V. I. Chirkov, R. M. Ryan & K. M. Sheldon (Eds.), Human autonomy in cross-cultural context: Perspectives on the psychology of agency, freedom, and well-being (pp. 163-187). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
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