Work and Motivation

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.

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 6. Job Satisfaction and Job Behavior Part Four: Performance in Work Roles 7. The Role of Motivation in Work Performance 8. Some Motivational Determinants of Effective JobPerformance Part Five: Conclusion 9. Concluding Observations on Method and Theory