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@article{189634,
        author = {Amruta Sourabh Joshi and Dr Bhupender Singh},
        title = {MOTIVATIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: A SELF-DETERMINATION APPROACH},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {6833-6843},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=189634},
        abstract = {Self-determination theory is one of the contemporary approaches to human motivation which insists that individuals are motivated when their basic psychological needs based on autonomy, competence and relatedness are taken care of. It also reiterates on motivation as subjective and unique which makes it difficult to generalize across different people. This study investigated the relationships between internal and external work motivation emerging from SDT and the three components of organizational commitment namely; affective, continuance, and normative. Using a sample of 150 employees, participants completed the Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) and the Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ). Correlational analyses revealed that internal motivation was positively and significantly associated with affective commitment, while external motivation showed no such relationship. Unexpectedly, internal motivation was also significantly correlated with continuance commitment, suggesting that internally driven employees may also perceive a high cost of leaving their organizations. Normative commitment showed no significant association with either type of motivation. These findings offer partial support for Self-Determination Theory and suggest complex interactions between motivation and organizational attachment. Implications for employee engagement and retention strategies are discussed.},
        keywords = {Self-Determination Theory, Internal motivation, External Motivation, Organizational Commitment},
        month = {December},
        }