Antecedents of Work Effort

Abstract

The analysis of the identified relevant body of literature considered within the scope of this dissertation yielded three broad categories of aspects impacting the level of WE, being consistent with other researchers in the field: non-financial workplace attributes, individual characteristics, and financial incentives. Non-financial workplace attributes can be further classified into job characteristics, social-interpersonal aspects, and organizational attributes. Individual characteristics describe individual differences referring to attitudes and emotions that vary both within and between persons, as well as demographic characteristics.