Concerning the Application of Human Motivation Theories in Organizational Settings
- 1 July 1977
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Review
- Vol. 2 (3) , 384-397
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1977.4281808
Abstract
Although theories of industrial motivation require application in ongoing organizations for the sake of validation, most of them are not yet sufficiently mature to justify their widespread commercial applications by practitioners or consulting academics. Even their “successful” application may result in dysfunctional consequences, having ethical implications.Keywords
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