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Book SynopsisThe 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 ContentsPart 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
