Work Motivation: History, Theory, Research, and Practice

This book was for a business administration class that was somehow included in my psychology masters program so by default my appreciation of it is suppose to be minimal.

The author said the editor's suggestion was to write a book as if he was teaching a class. He did it with remarkable results. It is a very engaging reading on a subject that no one expects many surpises. However, the novelty here is the way this well known author organized and "told the story" on work motivation. Psychology students and even professors will enjoy it... and learn.

The concepts of goal theory have been validated for at least two decades. Latham succinctly adds to the theory with his insight that is superbly written. I would recommend this book to every person interested in understanding the goal setting process for individual's, small groups and organizations. Amazing productivity will be achieved using the tenets of this excellent text.

the name gary latham never disappoints me. love his story. academic and insightful. the book covers all the historical backgrounds and every main current of thought in this motivation/ satisfaction/ commitment realm. he gets me.

for school, I liked it

Great book for academics and students

This book is a classic but at the same time it is current. It is indicated for academics who aims a complete approach for motivation.

The book is confusing the way it was written. I feel it's not the best for students who have little to no background knowledge on the subject.