Theory Building in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Abstract

Theoretical developments aimed at integrating various approaches to motivation in the context of work behavior are also presented these include (a) Katzell and Thompson's amalgamated model, (b) research directed toward integration of expectancy and goal setting constructs, (c) Naylor, Pritchard, and Ilgen's theory of behavior in organizations, (d) Heckhausen and Kuhl's analysis of the pathway between wishes and action, and (e) Kanfer and Ackerman's integrated resource allocation framework two broad themes are proposed to characterize contemporary work: emphasis on the goal construct and self-systems, and the influence of affect and dispositions future research is predicted to be associated largely with four key constructs: volition, dispositions, organizational influences, and task characteristics and action strategies (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (chapter)