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  • Military Psychology
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Leadership Studies

Background:

  • Autonomy-supportive leadership influences motivation via psychological needs.
  • Mission Command, an autonomy-supportive philosophy, is under-researched regarding soldier motivation.
  • Lack of instruments to measure Mission Command's impact on motivation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Develop and validate an instrument for perceived Mission Command.
  • Examine the relationship between Mission Command, psychological needs, and motivation.
  • Investigate the impact on job satisfaction and turnover intention.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a Mission Command perception instrument.
  • Employed structural equation modeling (SEM).
  • Sample: 286 Norwegian Home Guard rapid-reaction force members.

Main Results:

  • Mission Command directly related to autonomy need satisfaction.
  • Indirect effect of Mission Command on autonomous motivation via autonomy needs.
  • Autonomous motivation positively linked to job satisfaction and negatively to turnover intention.

Conclusions:

  • Mission Command indirectly enhances autonomous motivation through satisfying autonomy needs.
  • Mission Command positively influences job satisfaction and reduces turnover intention.
  • Supports Mission Command as an effective, motivation-enhancing leadership philosophy in military contexts.