Few topics interest the business community as much as does the motivation of managers and workers. This first volume in a series of HBR repirnts on the subject of motivation represents a valuble resource for managers at all levels. Issues considered include management by objectives, work standards, achievement motivation, job enrichment, and employee attitudes.



Table of contents :

* Who are your motivated workers? by M. Scott Myers

* Management by whose objectives by Harry Levinson

* Deterioraton of work standards by Clare W. Graves

* Beyond theory Y by John J. Morse and Jay W. Lorsch

* Pygmalion in management by J. Sterling Livingston

* One more time : how do you motivate employees? by Frederick Herzberg

* Achievement motivation can be developed by David C. McClelland

* Motivational approach to management development by Rensis Likert

* Motivating people with meaningful work by William J. Roche and Neil L. MacKinnon

* Job enrichment pays off by William J. paul, Jr., Keith B. Robertson, and Frederick Herzberg

* Praise reappraised by Richard E. farson

* What job attitudes tell about motivation by Lyman W. Porter and Edward E. Lawler, III

* Conditions for manager motivation by M. Scott Myers