Work Motivation : History, Theory, Research, and Practice
ISBN: 9781412990936 | 1412990939
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Pub. Date: 12/5/2011
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Work Motivation: History, Theory, Research, and Practice provides unique behavioural science frameworks for motivating employees in organizational settings. Drawing upon his experiences as a staff psychologist and consultant to organizations, author Gary Latham has written this book in a 'mentor voice' that is highly personal and rich in examples, including enduring influences of mentors on researchers in the field.Key Features- Includes anecdotes about and from the major thought leaders in the field of motivation: Personal insights from and ... MORE
| Preface and Acknowledgments: Person-Environment Fit | |
| Introduction: Thirteen Critical Incidents in the Life of a Scientist-Practitioner | |
| The 20TH Century: Understanding The Past | |
| 1900βΗτ1925: Biology, Behavior, and Money | |
| 1925βΗτ1950: Dust Bowl Empiricism | |
| 1950βΗτ1975: The Emergence of Theory | |
| 1975βΗτ2000: The Employee Is Immersed in Thought | |
| 20th-Century Con... MORE | |
| The 21ST Century: Examining The Present: 2000βΗτ2010 | |
| Needs: The Starting Point of Motivation | |
| Personality Traits: Distal Predictors of Motivation | |
| Values: Trans-Situational Goals | |
| Cognition: Goals, Feedback, and Self-Regulation | |
| Social Cognitive Theory | |
| Affect/Emotion: The Employee Has Feelings Too | |
| Future Directions and Potential Misdirections | |
| Boundaryless Psychology | |
| Epilogue | |
| The Art of Practice | |
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