leadership and motivation in hospitality

o ME1 and ME3 are split to semantically satisfy the two concepts
(satisfaction and enjoyment) in the Pride in Work
o ME2 corresponds with Activity Preference
o ME5 corresponds with Job Involvement
 the Extrinsic Domain is represented with ME4 (Attitude to Earnings) and ME6
(Social Status of Job);
 ME7 relates to Upward Striving; and
 Responsibility to Work is not included for this research – this follows the
findings from Wollack et al. (p. 333).

Construct name Work Meaning (ME)

Definition The meaning that an individual attaches to their role at work

Understanding of
concept

An exploratory construct, designed to develop a substantive

measure of Work Meaning for the hospitality service sector.

Intended to move beyond earlier nebulous interpretations such

‘Work Meaning = important and meaningful’

Inclusion
rationale

Transformational leadership theory posits that motivational

leaders enhance work meaning for subordinates

Scale source/s Wollack et al. (1971)

Scale semantic Agreement

Thinking about your current job, please tick a box to
indicate how much you agree or disagree with each of
the following statements

Level of agreement

Strongly

disagree

Strongly

agree

ME1 My job provides me with satisfaction 1 2 3 4 5

ME2 I prefer to do only the minimum required at work (reverse coded) 1 2 3 4 5

ME3 I enjoy going to work 1 2 3 4 5

ME4 The most importmoney I earn (reverse coded)ant thing about my job is the 1 2 3 4 5

ME5

I like to contribute as much as I can to my

job/team/company (e.g. volunteering for

tasks, organising special events)

1 2 3 4 5

ME6 My job provides me with positive social status among my friends and family 1 2 3 4 5

ME7 Job promotion (opportunity for advancement) is very important to me 1 2 3 4 5

Figure 5-8 The Work Meaning construct