Assumptions about Human Motivation have Consequences for Practice

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Assumptions about Human Motivation have Consequences for Practice

Management practice is informed by fundamental assumptions about human motivation. We review two contrasting perspectives: agency theory – which assumes that humans are self-interested rational beings whose actions should be constrained to achieve organizational goals (which are opposing) – and self...

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Main Authors:	Gagné, Marylene, Hewett, R.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2024
Online Access:	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP220102946 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96278

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