Achievement motive was measured using the net hope (hope for success minus fear of failure) by means of the German version of the short scale of the
Achievement Motives Scale--Sport (Wenhold et al., 2009).
The wider array of domains in which benignly envious individuals take risks implies that benign envy initiates the
achievement motive. A high standard attained by the envied person may initiate the
achievement motive (McClelland, Atkinson, Clark, & Lowell, 1953), which is associated with risk-taking behavior (Atkinson, 1957).
Elizur, 1999, "
Achievement Motive and Entrepreneurial Orientation: A Structural Analysis," Journal of Organizational Behavior, 20(3), 375-387.
Achievement motivation is a construct whose definition varies as a function of its theoretical framework (e.g., explicit and implicit
achievement motive) (Atkinson & Feather, 1966; Bandura, 1986; Eccles et al., 1983; McClelland, Koestner, & Weinberger, 1989; Weiner, 1985; Wigfield & Eccles, 2000).
Gender differences in
achievement motive: A facet analysis of Hungarian samples.
Hornaday and Bunker (1970) also supported the McClelland's view considering
achievement motive as an explanatory variable for entrepreneurial behavior.
The extreme high control could lead to further degradation of
achievement motive. However the affiliation and dependence OEQ defended such probability.
Finally, the
achievement motive is defined as the concern for competition against a unique standard of excellence or realisation (McClelland, Atkinson, Clark, & Lowell, 1953).
The
achievement motive. New York Appleton-Century-Crofts.
Apparently, efforts on the part of governors to set standards against which to measure their own or the state's performance (characteristics of persons scoring high on the
achievement motive) help a governor's chances of being perceived as successful.
The importance of the
achievement motive for economic development has been shown[1-3].