Effort and Reward Effects

Appreciation and Self-Rated Performance in e-Internships

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13026402
AutoresDebora Jeske (0000-0002-4779-9345, University College Cork, autor correspondente), Carolyn Axtell (0000-0002-4125-6534, University of Sheffield)
Ano2017
Volume6
Fascículo4
Páginas154-154
Data de publicação2017-12-20
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci6040154
OpenAlexW2777313716
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas31

As new work and internship options arise, educators, employers and students seek information about the learning benefits of these new arrangements. This is also the case in terms of e-internships. The purpose of this study was to assess the merit of the effort-reward imbalance model to understand appreciation and performance as reported by the e-interns (also known as virtual interns). The study involved a cross-sectional sample of e-interns. The sample was recruited using the snowball technique and two specialized internship portals. Participants were grouped into a number of conditions. Effort conditions depended on participants’ reported goal clarity and satisfaction with support. Reward conditions were determined based on the (un-)availability of training and payment in e-internships. When participants fell into high effort or low reward conditions, they reported lower perceived performance. They also felt less valued. The reverse pattern was observed when participants completed their internship under low effort and high reward conditions. By identifying conditions under which e-interns will report higher performance and appreciation, employers are provided with starting points for the design and reward practices. In addition, the results suggest that e-internships may share similar characteristics of traditional internships which may similarly vary in terms of the value and rewards they bring to interns

Cognitive psychology · Internship · Medical education · Applied Psychology · Employer Branding and e-HRM · Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology