Work Motivation Books

New and Published Books

1. New Developments in Goal Setting and Task Performance

   Edited by Edwin A. Locke, Gary P. Latham

   This book concentrates on the last twenty years of research in the area of goal setting and performance at work. The editors and contributors believe goals affect action, and this volume has a lineup of international contributors who look at the recent theories and implications in this area for IO...

   Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Psychology of Digital Media at Work

   Edited by Daantje Derks, Arnold Bakker

   Series: Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology

   In many professions daily work life has become unthinkable without the use of a computer with access to the Internet. As technological innovations progress rapidly and new applications of interactional media are invented, organizational behaviour continues to change. The central theme of this book...

   Published November 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
3. A Day in the Life of a Happy Worker

   Edited by Arnold Bakker, Kevin Daniels

   Series: Current Issues in Work and Organizational Psychology

   This edited collection brings together some of the leading researchers in the study of the daily experience of work and daily well-being. The book covers both theoretical and methodological issues involved in studying workers’ well-being as it evolves on a daily basis. Interest in the topic of...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Psychology Press
4. Work Motivation

   Past, Present and Future

   Edited by Ruth Kanfer, Gilad Chen, Robert D. Pritchard

   Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

   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...

   Published September 24th 2012 by Routledge
5. Integrating Organizational Behavior Management with Industrial and Organizational Psychology

   Edited by C. Merle Johnson, Terry Beehr

   This book examines the intersection of Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and Industrial and Organizational Psychology (I/O Psychology). It argues that, whilst OBM and I/O Psychology have developed simultaneously, they have done so with minimal integration. I/O Psychology, a somewhat older...

   Published September 9th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Psychology of Entrepreneurship

   Edited by J. Robert Baum, Michael Frese, Robert A. Baron

   Series: SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series

   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...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Psychology Press
7. Evidence-Based Productivity Improvement

   A Practical Guide to the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement System (ProMES)

   By Robert D. Pritchard, Sallie J. Weaver, Elissa Ashwood

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   This new book explains the Productivity Measurement and Enhancement system (ProMES) and how it meets the criteria for an optimal measurement and feedback system. It summarizes all the research that has been done on productivity, mentioning other measurement systems, and gives detailed information...

   Published November 30th 2011 by Routledge
8. Behavioral Business Ethics

   Shaping an Emerging Field

   Edited by David De Cremer, Ann E. Tenbrunsel

   Series: Series in Organization and Management

   This book takes a look at how and why individuals display unethical behavior. It emphasizes the actual behavior of individuals rather than the specific business practices. It draws from work on psychology which is the scientific study of human behavior and thought processes. As Max...

   Published October 24th 2011 by Routledge
9. Work Engagement

   A Handbook of Essential Theory and Research

   Edited by Arnold B. Bakker, Michael P. Leiter

   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...

   Published March 9th 2010 by Psychology Press
10. Object Relations, Work and the Self

    By David P. Levine

    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:...

    Published October 6th 2009 by Routledge