The Motivation Toolkit : How to Align Your Employees' Interests with Your Own

Employee motivation is one of the cornerstones of any successful firm, yet it can be devilishly complex to nurture in a consistent and constructive manner. In The Motivation Toolkit, John Bates Clark Medal–winning economist David M. Kreps distills decades of experience and research to highlight the elements of employee motivation. Kreps begins by walking readers through leading economic and psychological theories of motivation, from the economic theory of incentives to the social psychological theory of self-determination. He then shows how to successfully navigate between these theories. When will pay-for-performance work? When will intrinsic motivators, or even the simple rollback of certain de-motivators, work best instead? Kreps challenges managers (and aspiring managers) to think rigorously about their specific organization, and shares enduring insights into effective leadership and organizational prosperity.