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Motivation and Organizational Forms

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Successful Management by Motivation

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How a company is organized has a significant impact on the motivation of its employees. In fact, the motivation of employees working in participative team structures differs from that of employees in an organization with several hierarchical levels and strict rules of delegation. In this chapter, we investigate the relationship between motivation and organizational forms. We discuss Taylorism, overlapping group organizations and the profit center organization, and how they affect motivation.

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  1. Jetta Frost
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  2. Margit Osterloh
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich, Blümlisalpstrasse 10, CH-8006, Zurich, Switzerland

    Bruno S. Frey

  2. Institute for Research in Business Administration, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 14, CH-8032, Zurich, Switzerland

    Margit Osterloh

  3. Swiss Association for Organization and Management, Flughofstrasse 50, CH-8032, Zurich, Switzerland

    Margit Osterloh

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Frost, J., Osterloh, M. (2002). Motivation and Organizational Forms. In: Frey, B.S., Osterloh, M. (eds) Successful Management by Motivation. Organization and Management Innovation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10132-2_6

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10132-2_6

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