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Work Engagement
A Handbook of Essential Theory and Research
- Edited by Arnold B. Bakker, and Michael P. Leiter.
Published March 2010
This book provides the most thorough view available on this new and intriguing dimension of workplace psychology, which is the basis of fulfilling, productive work.
The book begins by defining work engagement, which has been described as ‘an opposite to burnout,’ following its development into a…
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Object Relations, Work and the Self
- By David P. Levine.
Published October 2009
In this book, David P. Levine applies psychoanalytic object relations theory to understanding work motivation and the meaning of work. Drawing on the writings of authors such as Donald Winnicott, Otto Kernberg and Melanie Klein, he explores three factors central to our effort to understand work:…
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The Joy of Work?
Jobs, Happiness, and You
- By Peter Warr, and Guy Clapperton.
Published September 2009
Are you happy at work? Or do you just grin and bear it? We spend an average of 25% of our lives at work, so it’s important to make the best of it.
The Joy of Work? looks at happiness and unhappiness from a fresh perspective. It draws on up-to-date research from around the world to present the…
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Work Motivation in Organizational Behavior, Second Edition
- By Craig C. Pinder.
Published July 2008
This second edition of the best-selling textbook on Work Motivation in Organizational Behavior provides an update of the critical analysis of the scientific literature on this topic, and provides a highly integrated treatment of leading theories, including their historical roots and progression…
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Work Motivation
Past, Present and Future
- Edited by Ruth Kanfer, Gilad Chen and Robert D. Pritchard.
Published June 2008
This edited volume in SIOP's Organizational Frontiers Series presents the current thinking and research on the important area of motivation.Work Motivation is a central issue in Industrial organizational psychology, human resource management and organizational behavior. In this volume the editors…
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Managing Motivation
A Manager's Guide to Diagnosing and Improving Motivation
- By Robert Pritchard, and Elissa Ashwood.
Published May 2008
This slim motivation guidebook was written to bridge the gap between the academic research on motivation and to present it in a form that is useful to the practicing manager. In essence, the book presents a theory of motivation and how to use it without ever mentioning the word "theory". The goal…
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Handbook of Organizational Creativity
- Edited by Jing Zhou, and Christina E. Shalley.
Published October 2007
This volume is a comprehensive and cutting-edge reference book reflecting current knowledge in the rapidly growing area of organizational creativity. The contributors to this volume are all leading researchers in the field of organizational creativity. This volume:
provides a historical…
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The Psychology of Entrepreneurship
- Edited by J. Robert Baum, Michael Frese and Robert A. Baron.
Published July 2006
Entrepreneurship is essential for international social and economic well-being, as new ventures are the dominant source of job creation, market innovation, and economic growth in many societies. In this book, a noted group of researchers use findings, methods, and theories of modern psychology as…
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Creativity and Innovation in Organizational Teams
- Edited by Leigh L. Thompson, and Hoon- Seok Choi.
Published September 2005
Creativity and Innovation in Organizational Teams stemmed from a conference held at the Kellogg School of Management in June 2003 covering creativity and innovation in groups and organizations. Each chapter of the book is written by an expert and covers original theory about creative processes in…
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