Motivation to Work

Business & Finance, Human Resources & Personnel Management
Cover of the book Motivation to Work by Frederick Herzberg, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Frederick Herzberg ISBN: 9781351504423
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 28, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Frederick Herzberg
ISBN: 9781351504423
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 28, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Quality work that fosters job satisfaction and health enjoys top priority in industry all over the world. This was not always so. Until recently analysis of job attitudes focused primarily on human relations problems within organizations. While American industry was trying to solve the unsolvable problem of avoiding interpersonal dissatisfaction, problems with the potential for solution, such as training and quality production, were ignored. When first published, 'The Motivation to Work' challenged the received wisdom by showing that worker fulfillment came from achievement and growth within the job itself. In his new introduction, Herzberg examines thirty years of motivational research in job-related areas. Based on workers' accounts of real events that have made them feel good or bad on the job, the findings of Herzberg and his colleagues have stimulated research and controversy that continue to the present day. The authors surprisingly found that while a poor work environment generated discontent, improved conditions seldom brought about improved attitudes. Instead, satisfaction came most often from factors intrinsic to work: achievements, job recognition, and work that was challenging, interesting, and responsible. The evidence marshaled by this volume called into question many previous assumptions about job satisfaction and worker motivation. Feelings about intrinsic and extrinsic factors could not be validly averaged on a single scale of measurement. Motivation and performance are not merely dependent upon environmental needs and external rewards. Frederick Herzberg and his staff based their motivation—hygiene theory on a variety of human needs and applied it to a strategy of job enrichment that has widely influenced motivation and job design strategies. 'Motivation to Work' is a landmark volume that is of enduring interest to sociologists, psychologists, labor studies specialists, and organization analysts.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Quality work that fosters job satisfaction and health enjoys top priority in industry all over the world. This was not always so. Until recently analysis of job attitudes focused primarily on human relations problems within organizations. While American industry was trying to solve the unsolvable problem of avoiding interpersonal dissatisfaction, problems with the potential for solution, such as training and quality production, were ignored. When first published, 'The Motivation to Work' challenged the received wisdom by showing that worker fulfillment came from achievement and growth within the job itself. In his new introduction, Herzberg examines thirty years of motivational research in job-related areas. Based on workers' accounts of real events that have made them feel good or bad on the job, the findings of Herzberg and his colleagues have stimulated research and controversy that continue to the present day. The authors surprisingly found that while a poor work environment generated discontent, improved conditions seldom brought about improved attitudes. Instead, satisfaction came most often from factors intrinsic to work: achievements, job recognition, and work that was challenging, interesting, and responsible. The evidence marshaled by this volume called into question many previous assumptions about job satisfaction and worker motivation. Feelings about intrinsic and extrinsic factors could not be validly averaged on a single scale of measurement. Motivation and performance are not merely dependent upon environmental needs and external rewards. Frederick Herzberg and his staff based their motivation—hygiene theory on a variety of human needs and applied it to a strategy of job enrichment that has widely influenced motivation and job design strategies. 'Motivation to Work' is a landmark volume that is of enduring interest to sociologists, psychologists, labor studies specialists, and organization analysts.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Explorations in Urban Design by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Liberia and the Dialectic of Law by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Ideas for Development by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Health and Safety at Work: Key Terms by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Changing Working Life and the Appeal of the Extreme Right by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Signifying Identities by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Contemporary Social Theory by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book How to Engage, Involve, and Motivate Employees by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book State and Nation-Building in Pakistan by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Responses to Disasters and Climate Change by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Imaginary Friendship in the American Revolution by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Nineteenth-Century Chamber Music by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Multicultural Education in South Korea by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book Crime by Frederick Herzberg
Cover of the book The Divisions of French Catholicism, 1629-1645 by Frederick Herzberg
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy