INTRINSIC MOTVIATION AT WORK - Softcover

THOMAS

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576752380 ISBN 13: 9781576752388

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa, 2002

Synopsis

A guide to workforce motivation discusses the limitations of older practices, the importance of building a culture of purpose and self-management, and four methods by which managers can render work energizing and compelling. Reprint.

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"A major step forward in our understanding of intrinsic motivation. This book is readable, logical, and especially relevant to those concerned with the attraction, retention, and motivation of knowledge workers and the effective management of Generation X employees." - Barry D. Leskin, Chief Learning Officer, Chevron Corporation "An eminently useful and important book that every manager should have on his must-read self." - Warren Bennis, Distinguished Professor of Business, USC and author of Organizing Genius "Ken Thomas raises a critical issue at a crucial time. How can the individual be proactive about making his or her own work more energizing and rewarding, and, simultaneously, what can the manager do to support or ignite this energy? The answers to both questions lie in the pages of this book." - Beverly Kaye, author of Up Is Not The Only Way and coauthor of Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay "Intrinsic Motivation at Work is a must-read for everyone who cares about organizational success and quality of life at work in the future. It's a virtual handbook for the self-managing and their leaders." - David W. Jamieson, Adjunct Professor of Management, Pepperdine University, President, Jamieson Consulting Group, and coauthor of Managing Workforce 2000

Synopsis

What motivates people to do their best work in any endeavor they undertake? Management theory and practice has traditionally focused on "extrinsic motivators": pay, benefits, status, bonuses, commissions, pension plans, expense budgets, and the like. While these are powerful motivators, by themselves they are no longer enough. In today's organizations, where managers expect workers and teams to self-manage their work, intrinsic rewards are essential. This breakthrough book provides the first comprehensive treatment of intrinsic motivation - the psychological rewards workers get directly from the work itself - offering clear advice on how companies can harness its tremendous power to develop a more committed, self-managing workforce. Written in an engaging, accessible style and grounded in solid academic research, Intrinsic Motivation provides a diagnostic framework for addressing problems of intrinsic motivation and essential ways to build it.

Thomas describes four intrinsic rewards needed to energize today's work: a sense of purpose or meaningfulness, the ability to choose how the tasks are performed, the ability to control the quality of one's performance, and a sense of progress. He offers detailed information on these rewards, together with the building blocks leaders and workers can use to create them. Finally, he spells out the practical implications for executives, managers, and employees themselves.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Europe, Middle East & Africa
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576752380
• ISBN 13: 9781576752388
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 145