The empirical result revealed that intrinsic motivation
had a positive relationship with shared vision.
Hypothesis 2A was supported. In contrast,
extrinsic motivation did not show a positive relationship
with shared vision. Hypothesis 2B was not
supported. Regarding intrinsic motivation, employees
were interested in the job and the job provided
an opportunity to do meaningful work, enjoy professional
growth and gain positive status in the
community. This concept is consistent with the interview
results and the intrinsic motivation factors
of the dual-structure theory (Herzberg, 2003) and
job characteristics (Hackman, Oldham, Janson &
Purdy, 1975). Based on the practice of this organization,
employees were assigned challenging tasks
which also contained five core job characteristics.
Once employees were motivated by intrinsic factors,
they performed their jobs by applying skills
and experiences. Shared vision is important to the
organization through management messages. Employees
experience accomplishment when they
perform tasks, and focus on and try to achieve the
organizational vision. The result of this study is
consistent with the studies of Floyd (2009) and
Mirza (2005) which supported the idea that intrinsic
factors enhance employee outcomes. Regarding
extrinsic motivation factors, the empirical result
did not reveal a significant relationship between
extrinsic factors and shared vision. Although people
tend to have extrinsic motivation towards the job
and the organization, they are not motivated to
agree and follow the organizational vision. This
concept is explained by the dual-structure theory
of Herzberg. According to Dual-structure theory,
extrinsic motivation factors do not create employee
satisfaction. They only make employees not feel
dissatisfied with the job. Extrinsic motivation factors
are necessary but not able to create job satisfaction.
When people are not satisfied with the job,
they may not devote themselves and put effort into
the organizational direction. Therefore, they may
not have a shared vision.