Drive : the surprising truth about what motivates us
(2009)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
153.1534/PINK,D

0 Holds on 1 Copy

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Adult Nonfiction 153.1534/PINK,D Due: 2/24/2026

Details

PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Riverhead Books, 2009
EDITION
[Various editions]
DESCRIPTION

xii, 242 pages ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781594488849, 1594488843, 9781594484803
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Also published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2011, ©2009. xii, 260 pages

The rise and fall of motivation 2.0 -- Reasons carrots and sticks (often) don't work -- and the special circumstances when they do -- Type I and type X -- Autonomy -- Mastery -- Purpose

Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does. He argues that the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world

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