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  • 1.  Request advice on motivation readings

    Posted 07-08-2016 09:27

    Colleagues,

    I need to update/revise my coverage of  motivation in my MBA OB course. I would be very grateful for recommendations regarding the following:

    First, I'd like a couple good review articles that will help me get on top of current thinking regarding motivation, especially as relevant to the workplace.

    Second, I'd like some readings and perhaps a short case that I could assign to my MBA students. These part-time students have an average of about 6 years of work experience and many (though not all) have some managerial experience.

    I will compile and share the responses with the listserv.

    Many thanks.
    David

     

    David A. Kravitz, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management

    George Mason University

    School of Business

    212 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5

    4400 University Drive

    Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

     

    703-993-1781 (voice)

    703-993-1870 (fax)

    dkravitz@gmu.edu

    http://mason.gmu.edu/~dkravitz/

     



  • 2.  Request advice on motivation readings

    Posted 07-08-2016 10:54

    Hi David:

     

    A great case on motivation is Ann Peng's Xiamen Airlines (Ivey case number 9B15C001).  I used it last fall and it was fantastic.  The TN is terrific and full of ideas for discussions on motivation.

     

    We paired it with a reading from Chapter 12 by Pritchard and Payne (2003) "Performance management practices and motivation" in The new workplace:  A guide to the human impact of modern working practices.  The reading worked very well, it is based on theory and linked to contemporary HRM practice.

     

    Best of luck with it,

     

    Alison

     

     

    Alison M. Konrad

    Alison M. Konrad, Ph.D.

    Professor of Organizational Behaviour

    Corus Entertainment Chair in Women in Management

     

    Ivey Business School at Western University

    1255 Western Road

    London, Ontario, CANADA N6G 0N1

    (519) 661-3215

    akonrad@ivey.uwo.ca

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of David A. Kravitz
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    Colleagues,

    I need to update/revise my coverage of  motivation in my MBA OB course. I would be very grateful for recommendations regarding the following:

    First, I'd like a couple good review articles that will help me get on top of current thinking regarding motivation, especially as relevant to the workplace.

    Second, I'd like some readings and perhaps a short case that I could assign to my MBA students. These part-time students have an average of about 6 years of work experience and many (though not all) have some managerial experience.

    I will compile and share the responses with the listserv.

    Many thanks.
    David

     

    David A. Kravitz, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management

    George Mason University

    School of Business

    212 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5

    4400 University Drive

    Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

     

    703-993-1781 (voice)

    703-993-1870 (fax)

    dkravitz@gmu.edu

    http://mason.gmu.edu/~dkravitz/

     



  • 3.  Request advice on motivation readings

    Posted 07-08-2016 14:45
    Hi David,

    I recommend The Unselfish Gene by Yochai Benkler in the July-August 2011 issue of HBR. It makes a pretty good case for focusing on intrinsic motivation.

    Michael Johnson
    Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior
    The Boeing Company Professor of Business Management
    Foster School of Business, University of Washington
    544 Paccar Hall, Box 353226
    Seattle, WA 98195
    (206) 616-2756
    mdj3@uw.edu
    faculty.washington.edu/mdj3/mjohnson


    On Jul 8, 2016, at 6:27 AM, David A. Kravitz <dkravitz@GMU.EDU> wrote:

    Colleagues,

    I need to update/revise my coverage of  motivation in my MBA OB course. I would be very grateful for recommendations regarding the following:

    First, I'd like a couple good review articles that will help me get on top of current thinking regarding motivation, especially as relevant to the workplace.

    Second, I'd like some readings and perhaps a short case that I could assign to my MBA students. These part-time students have an average of about 6 years of work experience and many (though not all) have some managerial experience.

    I will compile and share the responses with the listserv.

    Many thanks.
    David

     
    David A. Kravitz, Ph.D.
    Professor of Management
    George Mason University
    School of Business
    212 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5
    4400 University Drive
    Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
     
    703-993-1781 (voice)
    703-993-1870 (fax)