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The Mathematics of Human Motivation

Applying the Law of Escalating Marginal Sacrifice

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The Mathematics of Human Motivation

Applying the Law of Escalating Marginal Sacrifice

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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.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Key Features
Part 2 List of Figures
Part 3 Preface
Part 4 Acknowledgements
Chapter 5 The Effort-Net Return Model of Motivation and Satisfaction
Chapter 6 The Law of Escalating Marginal Sacrifice and its Corollaries
Chapter 7 Interpreting Motivation Phenomena with the Effort-Net Return Model
Chapter 8 The Nuances of Penalty Functions
Chapter 9 Job Design and Ability as Determinants of Employee Motivation
Chapter 10 Integrating the Theory of the Firm and the Theory of Individual Behavior
Chapter 11 Adjusting Reward Functions in Response to Productivity and Cost Change
Chapter 12 Designing Incentive Systems to Maximize Profitability
Chapter 13 Optimizing the Distribution of Constrained Effort
Chapter 14 Goal Selection and Employee Motivation Under Uncertainty
Chapter 15 Motivation Strategies and Tactics from ENR
Chapter 16 Coupling Functions and Perceived Utility
Part 17 Bibliography
Part 18 Index
Part 19 About the Author

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Published Jan 10 2008
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 220
ISBN 9780761839644
Imprint University Press of America
Dimensions 9 x 8 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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