Leadership and Motivation

Leadership and Motivation: The Fifty-Fifty Rule and the Eight Key Principles of Motivating Others By John Adair 2007 | ISBN: 0749447982 | Pages: 135 | PDF | 1 MB What motivates people is an important consideration for captains of industry, commerce, and the public sector -- in fact anyone in a position of leadership. Leadership and Motivation explores the subject in depth. Leadership guru John Adair reassesses the theories of Herzberg and Maslow -- still the major contributors to our understanding of motivation -- in the context of Action-Centered Leadership, the concept pioneered and developed by the author.

 

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Development of Achievement Motivation

Development of Achievement Motivation (Educational Psychology) by Allan Wigfield and Jacquelynne S. Eccles English | 1st edition | February 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0127500537 | 366 pages | PDF | 21,5 Mb. This book discusses research and theory on how motivation changes as children progress through school, gender differences in motivation, and motivational differences as an aspect of ethnicity. Motivation is discussed within the context of school achievement as well as athletic and musical performance.
Key Features
* Coverage of the major theories and constructs in the motivation field
* Focus on developmental issues across the elementary and secondary school period
* Discussion of instructional and theoretical issues regarding motivation
* Consideration of gender and ethnic differences in motivation

 

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Social Motivation

Social Motivation by David Dunning  Published: 2010-10-12 | ISBN: 1841697540 | PDF | 292 pages | 3 MB Motivational science is one of the fastest-growing areas of research in social psychology, incorporating multiple perspectives from social-personality research. This volume provides students and researchers with a comprehensive overview of major topics in social motivation. All contributors are renowned specialists in their field who provide in-depth and integrated coverage of the major empirical and theoretical contributions in their area. Social Motivation is essential reading for all social psychologists with an interest in social-motivational processes, and will also be of interest to people working in political science and cultural studies looking for a psychological perspective to work in their field.

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