Work Motivation: History, Theory, Research, and Practice provides unique behavioral science frameworks for motivating employees in organizational settings. Drawing upon his experiences as a staff psychologist in and consultant to organizations, author Gary P. Latham has written this book in a "mentor voice" that is highly personal and rich in examples, including enduring influences of mentors on researchers in the field. Key Features: *"Includes anecdotes about and from the major thought leaders in the field of motivation:" Personal insights from and about leading personalities in the field of motivation such as Bandura, Frese, Hough, Judge, Kanfer, Lawler, Locke, Pinder, Rousseau, and Vroom make the material come alive. Behind-the-scenes accounts of research and the researchers who conducted studies in North America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe are addressed. *"Offers a chronological review of the research on and theories of motivation in the workplace:" Written in a meaningful and memorable style, a comprehensive treatment is given of work motivation from the end of the 19th century to the present.* "Provides a taxonomy for the study and practice of motivation:" The book explains how and why to take into account a person's needs, values, work setting, goals, moods, and emotions. Controversies of theoretical and practical significance such as the importance of money, the relationship between job satisfaction and job performance, and the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are captured and resolved. Intended Audience:This is an excellent text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying work motivation in the departments of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, and Human Resource Management. Talk to the author! http://www.rotman.utoronto.ca/facbios/viewFac.asp?facultyID=latham

Table of Contents:
Editor’s Comments Preface: Person-Environment Fit 13 Critical Incidents in the Life of a Practitioner/Scientist Part I The 20th Century: Understanding the Past 1900-1925 Experimental Psychology Scientific Management 1925-1950 Attitude Surveys Laboratory Experiments Field Experiments Hawthorne Studies World War II Need Hierarchy Theory 1950 – 1975 Job Satisfaction and Job Performance Motivation Theory Theory X and Theory Y Theory Driven Empirical Research Job Characteristics Equity Theory Expectancy Theory Behavior Modification Goal Setting Theory 1975 – 2000 Goal Setting Theory Social Cognitive Theory Self-Regulation Job Characteristics Revisited A Comprehensive Framework: The High Performance Cycle Principles of Organizational Justice 20th Century Controversies Money Performance and Satisfaction Participative Decision Making Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation Seismic Events: Summary and Overview of the 20th Century A Practitioner’s Viewpoint Part II The 21st Century Examining the Present: 2000 – 2004 Needs Socioanalytic Theory Personality Traits: Predictors of Motivation Five Factor Model (FFM) Self-Regulatory/Self-Monitoring Personality Core Self-Evaluations Goal Orientation Self-Determination Theory Summary Values Context Societal Culture Job Characteristics Person-Environment Fit Cognition Goal Setting Theory Contextual Conditions Implementation Intentions and Auto-Motive Goals Feedback Self-Regulation Social Cognitive Theory Outcome Expectancy Self-Efficacy Moral Disengagement Pygmalion Effect Affect/Emotion Principles of Organizational Justice Part III Future Directions and Potential Misdirections Spirituality Boundaryless Psychology Social Psychology Clinical Psychology Life-Span Research Evolutionary Psychology Neuroscience Time Computer Models Teams Levels of Analysis Integration Part IV Epilogue: The Art of Practice