Mastering Self-Motivation - Provitera, Michael J.

. .

Biographie:
Dr. Michael J. Provitera is associate professor at Barry University, Miami, Florida, where he teaches organizational behavior at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He has 15 years of Wall Street executive experience at various investment banks such as Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and Salomon Brothers. He has authored and coauthored a number of presentations and papers in a variety of national forums and outlets, as well as complemented these presentations and papers with extensive professional development activities and service, including serving as an editorial board member and peer reviewer, conference session chair, textbook reviewer, and article referee for the Academy of Management, the International Journal of Management, and the Southwest Academy of Management....

Sommaire:
The surge of motivational titles flooding bookstore shelves amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression is evidence of our society's growing obsession with self-improvement. Recently two areas of growing interest among academics have been positive organizational behavior and psychological capital. While books on these subjects have led to a new understanding of motivation, they have limited their focus to two ends of a continuum. Mastering Self-Motivation pays heed to the extensive research and careful conclusions of academicians, and then crosses into the realm of self-help and mass market literature. It has nine chapters that blend topics being taught over two decades in the classroom and practiced in management consulting. Each chapter invites you to learn both theoretical and practical concepts and encourages you to apply this knowledge to the workplace. This book thus seeks to mediate market-driven self-help dreams and academic literature, and provides theoretical concepts that can enhance individual motivation presented in a comprehensive and enjoyable manner. This is the first motivational book that brings together the academic and popular literature to bridge the gap between common sense and theoretical concepts. Visit the publisher's website to download worksheets to accompany the book....