How intrinsic motivation and extrinsic incentives affect task effort in crowdsourcing contests: A mediated moderation model
How intrinsic motivation and extrinsic incentives affect task effort in crowdsourcing contests: A mediated moderation model
Huigang Liang,Meng-Meng Wang,Jian-Jun Wang,Yajiong Xue
2018 · DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.11.040
Computers in Human Behavior · 119 Citations
TLDR
A negative moderation effect between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic incentives is found, showing that intrinsic motivation's effect on task effort weakens when the level of extrinsics is high, and this moderation effect is fully mediated by engagement, which in turn directly increases task effort.