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The motivation manual
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Aldershot : Gower Publishing Company Ltd, 1992
ISBN:
9780566072956

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30000002458549 HF5549.5.M63 H34 1992 Open Access Book Book
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"Improved productivity, flexible work practices, low rates of absenteeism, commitment to quality, ever-higher standards of customer service - these are the benefits of a well-motivated workforce. In this prize-winning book the author takes modern motivational theory and shows how any manager can apply it to create shared vision, develop mutual trust and involve employees in the decision-making process." "The text is enlivened throughout by examples with which managers will identify and there is a unique appendix containing more than twenty exercises designed to strengthen interpersonal skills and improve creativity. (See back flap for Contents)"--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I Motivation and Organizational Change
Creating a shared vision
Motivation and change
Motivation and innovation
Part II Material Incentives
The role of incentives
Part III Communication as a Motivator
Communication within the company
The power of feedback
The art of listening
How to ask questions
Part IV Participation
Leadership style
Delegating
Part V Practical Activities for Personal and Organizational Development
List of exercises
Personal mastery
Visions, goals and strategy
Organizational development
Appendices
Recommended reading
Model questionnaire for identifying motivating factors
Index
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