Open AccessDo Athletic Experiences Lead to Desirable Workplace Motivation? A Proposed Exploratory Framework
Author(s) -
Robert W. Lion
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
human resource research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5441
DOI - 10.5296/hrr.v3i1.14793
Subject(s) - athletes , psychology , preference , phenomenon , test (biology) , exploratory research , ideal (ethics) , social psychology , workforce , applied psychology , political science , sociology , medicine , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , anthropology , law , economics , biology , microeconomics , physical therapy
With an increasing level of attention given to the concept of motivation in the workforce, anecdotal evidence suggests that many employers have a preference towards hiring individuals with athletic backgrounds. While only limited research, at best, has studied this phenomenon to demonstrate any empirically supported framework of why former high school or college athletes may be perceived as more ideal employees, the following proposes a logical path forward to begin to empirically test the accuracy of the belief that sport participants and athletes could make better employees by specifically studying the transfer of a person’s motivational outlook from the athletic experience to the workplace.