Work and motivation / Victor H. Vroom.
Material type:
TextSeries: The Jossey-Bass management seriesPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1995.Description: xxix, 397 p. ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0787900303 (pbk)
- 158.7 VRO
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Standard Loan | Moylish Library Main Collection | 158.7 VRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39002100686071 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Why do people choose the careers they do? What factors cause peopleto be satisfied with their work? No single work did more to makeconcepts like motive, goal incentive, and attitude part of theworkplace vocabulary.
This landmark work, originally published in 1964, integrates thework of hundreds of researchers in individual workplace behavior toexplain choice of work, job satisfaction, and job performance.Includes an extensive new introduction that highlights and updateshis model for current organization behavior educators and students,as well as professionals who must extract the highest levels ofproductivity from today's downsized workforces.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-379) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part One Introduction
- 1 Introduction and Historical Perspective
- 2 Motivation--A Point of View
- 3 The Motivational Bases of Work
- Part Two Choice of Work Role
- 4 Occupational Choice
- Part Three Satisfaction with Work Roles
- 5 The Determinants of Job Satisfaction
- 6Job Satisfaction and Job Behavior
- Part Four Performance in Work Roles
- 7 The Role of Motivation in Work Performance
- 8 Some Motivational Determinants of Effective Job Performance
- Part Five Conclusion
- 9 Concluding Observations on Method and Theory