Item | Dimensions | Theoretical dimension definition | Relation between the dimension and the “motivational profile” construct |
2, 3, 7, 10 and 15 | Support | Importance and relevance of organizational support for employees to enroll in distance education programs | Verify the relation between organizational support and employee motivation |
4, 5, 8 and 13 | Expectation | Expectations towards the course, according to Vroom Expectancy Theory (1964) | Verify the relation between employee’s expectation towards distance courses as a motivation factor |
6, 9 and 14 | Recognition | Group recognition | Verify group social acceptance as a motivation factor |
1, 11, 12 and 17 | Reliability | Employee/student importance attribution to distance courses reliability | Verify whether online education can be considered as an employee demand |
16 | Job design enrichment | Job design enrichment | Verify if employee’s activities are related to the skill and knowledge acquired after the course |