Difference between Leaders and Subordinates of Lower Level Employees in Police on Work Motivation

Abstract

This study aims at accessing the difference in Work Motivation of leaders and subordinates at lower level of police personnel. 30 leaders and 210 subordinates were selected from the lower level of police organization. The 1:7 ratio was followed to select the sample. The Work Motivation scale developed by K.G. Aggarwal (1988) was used. Mean, SD  and t-test was used to analyse the data. Lower level leaders were significantly higher on work motivation than their subordinates. Leaders were higher than their subordinates on organizational orientation, work group relations, psychological work incentives, material incentives and job situations. Social locations or socially important positions (leaders) play an important role for greater work motivation both lower and higher order needs fulfillment.