The motivation and goal-setting theory research of Dr. Edwin A. Locke is widely regarded among the top management theories. Small businesses can learn a lot from his principles of motivation and ...

Quality of service is a leading criterion of excellence for most retailers and the quality of service is wholly dependent on employee service providers. Disgruntled, detached and slothful employees ...

Motivation theory has evolved over time as limitations of each new theory have become salient, and new theories are proposed to improve upon the old ones. Since each theory makes sense on its own, it ...

What motivates someone to work hard? That’s a question that managers and executives have been trying to answer since Fredrick Winslow Taylor first began studying the topic in the late 1800s. Taylor’s ...

Academic thinking around motivation has developed considerably over time. Here Stuart Pritchard, winner of the HR magazine and Roffey Park research competition, explores how the major theories have ...

We sometimes look at motivation backwards: We assume there must be an outcome or reward in order to get ourselves or others motivated to act. This is not what science shows us. One of the key ...

As we know, people leave managers, not companies, so, you would expect organisations in 2020 to have perfected the art of management Especially given how much research we have in the area. This goes ...

Have you struggled in a class because the subject matter didn’t capture your interest? Do you find yourself procrastinating instead of studying or tackling a big assignment? Do you ever find it ...