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Work motivation
- Title
- Work motivation / edited by Uwe Kleinbeck [and others].
- Publication
- Hillsdale, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 1990.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HF5549.5.M63 W67 1990 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xii, 283 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- A unique compendium of international investigations into motivation and performance, this book offers chapters by industrial and organizational psychologists from the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan as they share their theories, concepts, empirical evidence, and practical evidence regarding the subject. The volume focuses on three distinct themes: * the relationship between motivation and performance * practical examples of building and strengthening the motivating potential with particular attention paid to productivity and the health of the employees * the development of work motivation over time and the change of the relative importance of central variables "Work Motivation" provides an exceptional blend of modern theoretical approaches, technologically sound techniques for solving practical problems, and empirical results to prove theoretical and technical validities.
- Series Statement
- Series in applied psychology
- Uniform Title
- Series in applied psychology
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Conference papers and proceedings
- Note
- Papers from a symposium held in 1987 in Leichlingen, West Germany and sponsored by the German Research Foundation.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies.
- Contents
- Work motivation: the high performance cycle -- Translation of work motivation -- Action control conceptualization of goal-setting and feedback effects -- Performance quality -- Intrinsic motivation reconsidered -- Job characteristics model of work motivation revisited -- Role of goal setting and feedback in job design -- Enhancing work motivation through productivity measurement and feedback -- Designing productive leadership systems to improve both work motivation and organizational effectiveness -- Motivational determinants of absence behavior -- Increasing job attendance -- Relationships between employee quality circle involvement and need fulfillment in a work as moderated by work type -- Effects of unemployment on work values and motivation -- Work motivation of youngsters -- Who shares whose values: identity and motivation in organizations -- Major work meaning patterns toward a holistic picture.
- ISBN
- 0805804528
- 9780805804522
- LCCN
- 89017142
- OCLC
- ocm20169124
- 20169124
- SCSB-1745186
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library