• Perceived Motivational Climates and Employee Energy: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs 

      Nerstad, Christina G. L.; Caniëlis, Marjolein; Roberts, Glyn C.; Richardsen, Astrid Marie (Frontiers in Psychology;July 2020 | Volume 11 | Article 1509, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-10)
      This study draws on achievement goal theory and self-determination theory to examine the associations among two motivational climates (i.e., mastery and performance) and two indicators of energy at work (i.e., vigor and ...
    • Riding two horses at once: The combined roles of mastery and performance climates in implementing creative ideas 

      Škerlavaj, Miha; Černe, Matej; Dysvik, Anders; Nerstad, Christina G. L.; Su, Chunke (European Management Review;Volume 16, Issue 2, Summer 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-11)
      Not all creative ideas end up being implemented. Drawing on micro‐innovation literature and achievement goal theory, we propose that the interplay of two types of work motivational climates (mastery and performance) moderates ...
    • What makes employees stay? Mastery climate, psychological need satisfaction and on-the-job embeddedness 

      Steindórsdóttir, Bryndís Dögg; Nerstad, Christina G. L.; Magnúsdóttir, Katrín Þ. (Nordic Psychology;Volume 73, 2021 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-16)
      Job embeddedness was developed as a new perspective to explain employee retention, and recent research has demonstrated its predictive power of voluntary turnover. However, little is known about factors that might influence ...