Integrating Theories of Motivation

Progress toward understanding human behavior has been hindered by discipline-bound theories, dividing our efforts. Fortunately, these separate endeavors are converging and can be effectively integrated. Focusing on the fundamental features of picoeconomics, expectancy theory, cumulative prospect the...

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Published in:The Academy of Management review 2006-10, Vol.31 (4), p.889-913
Main Authors: Steel, Piers, König, Cornelius J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Group behaviour
Human behaviour
Human resources
Industrial psychology
Job performance
Management theory
Motivation
Personnel management
Studies
Teamwork
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Summary:Progress toward understanding human behavior has been hindered by discipline-bound theories, dividing our efforts. Fortunately, these separate endeavors are converging and can be effectively integrated. Focusing on the fundamental features of picoeconomics, expectancy theory, cumulative prospect theory, and need theory, we construct a temporal motivational theory (TMT). TMT appears consistent with the major findings from many other investigations, including psychobiology and behaviorism. The potential implications of TMT are numerous, affecting our understanding on a wide range of topics, including group behavior, job design, stock market behavior, and goal setting. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0363-7425
1930-3807
DOI:10.5465/AMR.2006.22527462