The items corresponding to each construct were summed and averaged in order to
obtain a composite score representing that construct. Table I consists of the findings
regarding the correlations, means, standard deviations, and coefficient alphas.
According to the findings in Table I, all coefficient alphas were higher than the
commonly accepted cut-off value of 0.70. Several control variables were found to be
significantly correlated with the study variables. Specifically, the results indicate that
employees with longer tenure are less intrinsically motivated. The results also