ABSTRACT

The last century has seen a wide variety of approaches to motivation, from scientific management through financial incentives, productivity bargaining to job enrichment. Psychologists and other social scientists have attempted to help industry through the development of theories on motivation and management style. This book, first published in 1976, reviews these efforts and attempts to evaluable their effectiveness. This title will be of interest to students of business studies and human resource management.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|28 pages

Motivation by management–pre-1939

chapter 3|22 pages

Research associated activities–pre-1939

chapter 5|55 pages

Motivation by management – post-1939