Mathematics of Human Motivation

Applying the Law of Escalating Marginal Sacrifice

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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The Mathematics of Human Motivation is a pioneering effort to advance the theory of human motivation. It provides powerful, new direction for students of human behavior. Professor Grant has created a theory development book that involves construction and analysis of a mathematical framework for exploring the intricacies of human motivation and satisfaction. Backed by thirty years of study, it draws on multiple disciplines to synthesize a model that has tremendous capacity for answering numerous previously unanswered questions on human motivation, and for predicting human behavior. The model is particularly useful for deriving scores of practical strategies, which organizations can use to enhance human performance and organizational profitability. The book combines contributions from managerial economics, organizational behavior, psychology, human resources, decision theory, and industrial engineering. This is the only book on the market that provides a comprehensive mathematical paradigm for interpreting human motivation issues. It is invaluable in guiding research and application in a wide array of fields.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-01-10
Mått202 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt331 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor220
FörlagUniversity Press of America
ISBN9780761839644

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Phil Grant is a management consultant and Professor of Management at Husson College in Bangor, Maine. He is a former Dean and Department Chair at Husson, and has helped more than 100 prominent organizations improve management of the human resource. Professor Grant has written and published ten books and over 165 articles on human performance in organizations. Among his most outstanding creative achievements are the founding of the Law of Escalating Marginal Sacrifice, the discovery of 132 plus major management uses for properly prepared job descriptions, and the creation of a unique job design-based performance model.

Part 1 Key FeaturesPart 2 List of FiguresPart 3 PrefacePart 4 AcknowledgementsChapter 5 The Effort-Net Return Model of Motivation and SatisfactionChapter 6 The Law of Escalating Marginal Sacrifice and its CorollariesChapter 7 Interpreting Motivation Phenomena with the Effort-Net Return ModelChapter 8 The Nuances of Penalty FunctionsChapter 9 Job Design and Ability as Determinants of Employee MotivationChapter 10 Integrating the Theory of the Firm and the Theory of Individual BehaviorChapter 11 Adjusting Reward Functions in Response to Productivity and Cost ChangeChapter 12 Designing Incentive Systems to Maximize ProfitabilityChapter 13 Optimizing the Distribution of Constrained EffortChapter 14 Goal Selection and Employee Motivation Under UncertaintyChapter 15 Motivation Strategies and Tactics from ENRChapter 16 Coupling Functions and Perceived UtilityPart 17 BibliographyPart 18 IndexPart 19 About the Author