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Cooper, Cary L., Ed. – Small Group Behavior, 1981
Focuses on small groups in work organizations, sources of stress, and available social support systems in five articles. Includes a methodological paper on measuring social support in work groups. Analyzes the complexity of coping strategies, and the relationship of occupational and life stressors to each other and the family. (KMF)
Descriptors: Coping, Decision Making, Family Role, Group Dynamics
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Katzell, Raymond A.; Thompson, Donna E. – American Psychologist, 1990
Presents theories of motivation classified as those dealing either with exogenous causes or with endogenous processes. The following strategies for improving work motivation are discussed: (1) personal motives; (2) incentives and rewards; (3) reinforcement; (4) goal-setting techniques; (5) personal and material resources; (6) social and group…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Group Dynamics, Incentives, Industrial Psychology