Theories of Motivation

Abstract

Human resource management is becoming more and more complex as society develops. Seldom is it possible nowadays for a boss to behave like the old‐fashioned sergeant‐major whose subordinates jump to attention whenever a command is barked out. Moreover the answers to apparently simple questions, such as “Why do I work?” and “Why do others work?” , becomes increasingly complicated when the opportunities for meaningful work wax and wane with successive booms and recessions.

Citation

Jones, L. and Page, D. (1987), "Theories of Motivation", Education + Training, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 12-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb017334