Table 1. How leaders support followers’... | Emerald Publishing

Table 1.

How leaders support followers’ basic psychological need for autonomy in the workplace

Application examples: autonomy	Practical salience	Theoretic fit	Combined score
Encourage innovation	56	3.3	2.48
Consult with those who are affected by your decisions	42	4.3	2.30
Be less prescriptive in assigning tasks	27	4	1.27
Provide workers opportunities to express their ideas	27	3.3	0.85
Provide a rationale for decisions where possible	21	3.7	0.75

Application examples: autonomy	Practical salience	Theoretic fit	Combined score
Encourage innovation	56	3.3	2.48
Consult with those who are affected by your decisions	42	4.3	2.30
Be less prescriptive in assigning tasks	27	4	1.27
Provide workers opportunities to express their ideas	27	3.3	0.85
Provide a rationale for decisions where possible	21	3.7	0.75