Work and Motivation

VICTOR H. VROOM is the John G. Searle Professor of Organization and Management, Yale University, and president of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He is the author of nine books and over fifty articles and has received awards for his research from the American Psychological Association, the McKinsey Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. An international expert on leadership and decision making, Vroom has served as a consultant to many government agencies and to more than 100 major corporations in the United States and abroad.

• Part One: Introduction1. Introduction and Historical Perspective2. Motivation--A Point of View3. The Motivational Bases of WorkPart Two: Choice of Work Role4. Occupational ChoicePart Three: Satisfaction with Work Roles5. The Determinants of Job Satisfaction6. Job Satisfaction and Job BehaviorPart Four: Performance in Work Roles7. The Role of Motivation in Work Performance8. Some Motivational Determinants of Effective JobPerformancePart Five: Conclusion9. Concluding Observations on Method and Theory

"Highly recommAnded for the theorist, the empirical investigator,and the student in occupational behavioral science. It is the besttreatise on this topic that this reviewer has seen." "A comprehensive and critical summary of the morass of studiesabout why people work."