{"id":29339,"date":"2025-09-24T07:49:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T23:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?p=29339"},"modified":"2025-09-24T07:49:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T23:49:59","slug":"professor-marylene-gagne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/professor-marylene-gagne\/","title":{"rendered":"Researcher Connect: Professor Marylene Gagne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Meet John Curtin Distinguished Professor Marylene Gagne \u2013 Professor at Â鶹ֱ²¥\u2019s Future of Work Institute (FOWI) who asks the question many of us wonder about: what motivates us to work? When she\u2019s not at work, you\u2019ll find her volunteering at the RSPCA, socialising rescued cats to give them the best chance at finding a fur-ever home.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Professor Maryl\u00e8ne Gagn\u00e9: What Motivates Us to Work?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nzNln24yXQI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Describe your research in 3 words<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Work. Motivation. Well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tell me briefly about your field of researc<\/strong>h<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>My research examines how organisations, through their structures, cultures, rewards, tasks, and management, affect people\u2019s motivational orientations towards their work, including volunteer work, and how quality of motivation influences performance and well-being in the workplace.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-1000x500.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-1000x500.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-740x370.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-480x240.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1-1260x630.jpeg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Marylene and colleagues presented new volunteer manager toolkits to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services of WA commissioners and volunteer managers in Waroona \u2013 a project funded through a Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC grant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research highlight<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>My work with volunteer-involving organisations is dear to my heart. It one of the best ways to understand how to best motivate workers when money is not an option, and volunteer work has profound impact on our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are your passions\/hobbies outside of work?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I volunteer at the RSPCA as part of the \u201ccat corps\u201d where I work to help struggling cats become more adoptable by socialising and calming them. I absolutely love doing this on weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marylene-Gagne-and-cat-1000x500.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marylene-Gagne-and-cat-1000x500.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marylene-Gagne-and-cat-740x370.png 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marylene-Gagne-and-cat-480x240.png 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marylene-Gagne-and-cat-1260x630.png 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marylene-Gagne-and-cat-1520x760.png 1520w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Marylene-Gagne-and-cat-1920x960.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Marylene enjoys spending her weekends with some furry friends!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s a fun fact about you that your colleagues would probably not know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I would like to become a crazy cat lady!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s the most valuable things you\u2019ve learnt in your career so far?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>That learning never stops. Ways of doing research have changed so much since I started that I constantly need to update my skills and remain open to learning. While this can feel daunting, I embrace it the best I can. The same applies to my research: I make it most relevant through deep exchange with practitioners and organisational leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s a piece of advice you would give to your fellow colleagues and students alike?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving is receiving. I feel most rewarded in my work through collaboration with my fellow academics and my students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested to learn more about her research?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Join us at <a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/feed-your-mind\/october-2025\/\">Money Bites: Am I in it for the money?<\/a> on Thursday 16 October 2025 as Marylene discusses the research behind compensation systems and serves up pros and cons of pay-for-performance, revealing how these schemes impact employee motivation, performance and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staffportal.curtin.edu.au\/staff\/profile\/view\/marylene-gagne-9e60099b\/\"><strong>Connect with Marylene!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This piece was featured in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/impact-focus\"><em>Impact Focus<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 a quarterly newsletter bringing you the latest in Curtin research.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/78fa5356695c\/signup-to-the-roc-enewsletter\">Sign up here<\/a>&nbsp;to get it delivered straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet John Curtin Distinguished Professor Marylene Gagne \u2013 Professor at Â鶹ֱ²¥\u2019s Future of Work Institute (FOWI) who asks the question many of us wonder about: what motivates us to work?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":29340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"6906,8266,6867,28531,6858,4764","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_category":4,"wds_primary_research-areas":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,4],"tags":[383,1370,211],"research-areas":[],"class_list":["post-29339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-innovation-and-law","category-research","tag-business","tag-business-and-law","tag-research"],"acf":{"post_components":false,"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"","content":"","image":false},"related_courses":[{"title":"","qualification":"","link":"","description":"","faculty":""}],"credits":{"author":"","photographer":"","media":false},"display_author":true,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-1000x500.jpeg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Curtin","last_name":"University","display_name":"Â鶹ֱ²¥"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-25 06:27:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29339"},{"taxonomy":"research-areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/research-areas?post=29339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}