Social & Economic Motivation at Work: Theories of Work Motivation Reassessed by

Description: Social & Economic Motivation at Work by Steen Scheuer This book gives an analysis of the dynamics of motivation, and challenges earlier interpretations of the empirical classics of motivation. Rational choice motivations interact with social norms of the workplace in the shape of peer pressure, restriction of output etc. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What is the driving force behind the commitment to work: economic or social rewards? Theories abound, usually focusing mainly on only one of these two types of reward. This book aims to break new ground in two ways. It gives a fresh analysis of the dynamics of motivation, and it challenges earlier interpretations of the empirical classics of motivation. Rational choice motivations interact with social norms of the workplace in the shape of peer pressure, restriction of output, etc. The interrelation between these two driving forces is not stable and cannot be defined once and for all. While in the literature, the two types of motives are mostly seen as being divergent, the author here shows that they may be and are in fact often convergent. The reappraisal of three classics of industrial sociology makes it evident that too many scholars have copied what their colleagues have misunderstood. Dr. Scheuer points out myths and interpretations that actually cannot be based on the classics findings. The author has several audiences in mind: researchers, teachers and students in the fields of sociology and management, as well as those in relevant positions at a corporate level Author Biography Steen Scheuer is Associate Professor, MA, Ph.D. & Dr. Merc., Department of Organization and Industrial Sociology, Copenhagen Business School. Table of Contents Subordinate actors at work - rational choice and social-normative actor motives; actor motives in the informal organization - the Hawthorne experiments revisited; subjectivity and motivation - the actor-centred approach; actor motives in the actual labour process - making out at an American engineering works. Conclusion: the actor motives of the subordinates - a contribution to industrial sociology. Review "...an interesting and original way of criticizing and reinterpreting classic studies of work in sociology." Acta Sociologica 2001 Details ISBN8763000733 Author Steen Scheuer Publisher Copenhagen Business School Press Year 2000 ISBN-10 8763000733 ISBN-13 9788763000734 Format Hardcover Pages 218 Short Title Social and Economic Motivation at Work Language English Media Book Subtitle Theories of Work Motivation Reassessed DOI 10.1604/9788763000734 UK Release Date 2000-08-20 Imprint Copenhagen Business School Press Place of Publication Frederksberg Country of Publication Denmark Publication Date 2000-08-20 DEWEY 658.314 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:76465006;

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