Investigation of Differences in Motivators of Information Systems and Non Information Systems Personnel and in the Motivating Potential of Jobs in the Information Systems and Non Information Systems Fields

摘要

A survey was conducted to investigate motivational differences between IS(Information Systems) and non IS personnel. The motivational factors of growth need strength (GNS), group interaction strength (GIS), advanced technology strength (ATS), and change acceptance strength (CAS), were tested as well as differences in the motivation potential of jobs. Control for occupational level differences was achieved by classifying the respondents into one of three job categories: professional/technical, managerial, and clerical/operations. With the exception of higher ATS for the IS professionals, no significant differences were found. Additional analysis explored other factors, such as occupational level, age, sex, and educational level, that might account for some of the variation in the scores. The implications of the findings were discussed and recommendations made for further research. Keywords: Computer personnel, Psychological test, Job satisfaction, Programmers analysts, Data processing personnel, Human performance. (pi)