
Motivation and Performance
A Guide to Motivating a Diverse Workforce
Kogan Page Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 3. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-7494-7813-1 (ISBN)
Description
Many organizations approach the issue of employee engagement and motivation by tapping into age, gender and other stereotypes. Motivation and Performance challenges these notions, bringing together evidence that group differences are often exaggerated and that getting to the heart of what really motivates individuals is what's most important.
This book is a practical guide to ensuring that organizations consider all motivators - job security as well as the need for personal growth - to improve employee satisfaction, boost organizational productivity and reduce staff turnover.
Underpinned by original research,
Motivation and Performance
features case studies from finance, retail, the public and other sectors to show how the principles of motivating employees apply at all levels of the organization, not just at the leadership level, and how values and motivation can be changed and developed.
Complete with a framework for conducting effective visits to front-line locations, it will help HR professionals ask the right questions, choose whether to implement external motivation-building programmes and make a real impact on an employee's desire to progress in the company.
Reviews / Votes
"Few topics are as important, yet poorly understood, as workplace motivation. This book provides an authoritative guide for leaders and professionals interested in leveraging the science of motivation to enhance individual, team, and organisational performance. A must-read if you care about evidence-based management and understand the limits of intuition."More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
398 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7494-7813-1 (9780749478131)
Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
02/2017
1st Edition
Kogan Page Ltd
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Persons
Author
Adrian Furnham is Professor of Psychology at UCL, Adjunct Professor of Management at the Norwegian School of Management, and has lectured widely abroad. He has written over 1000 scientific papers and 70 books and is among the most well-known and productive psychologists in the world. Adrian is also a newspaper columnist, previously at The Financial Times, now at The Sunday Times. He wrote regularly for The Daily Telegraph and is a regular contributor to stations including the BBC, CNN, and ITV.
ISNI: 0000 0001 0931 1399
ISNI: 0000 0001 0931 1399
Ian MacRae is a work psychologist, consultant, speaker, author and Managing Director of High Potential Psychology. He works with, and writes about, a wide range of topics relating to psychology and the workplace. He developed the High Potential Traits Inventory (HPTI), a personality assessment which has been translated into dozens of languages and used by over 50,000 people around the world. Myths of Social Media is his fifth book, he is co-author of Motivation and Performance and Myths of Work, also part of the Business Myths series.
ISNI: 0000 0004 3460 6828
ISNI: 0000 0004 3460 6828
Content
- Section - 01: Introduction;
- Section - 02: A Model of Motivation;
- Section - 03: Generational Differences;
- Section - 04: The Biology of Stress and Well-being;
- Section - 05: Measuring Motivation;
- Section - 06: The Power of Communication and Conversations;
- Section - 07: Intrinsic Motivation;
- Section - 08: Work Engagement, Organizational Health and Culture;
- Section - 09: Extrinsic Motivation and Rewards;
- Section - 10: Culture and Values;
- Section - 11: The Importance of Motivation Gaps;
- Section - 12: Outsourcing Motivation;
- Section - 13: The Dark Side and Derailed Motivation;
- Section - 14: Best and Worst Practice from Real Companies;