The Achieving Society


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Harvard University Professor David C. McClelland is chiefly known for his work on achievement motivation, but his research interests extended to personality and consciousness. He pioneered workplace motivational thinking, developing achievement-based motivational theory and models, and promoted improvements in employee assessment methods, advocating competency-based assessments and tests, arguing them to be better than traditional IQ and personality-based tests. His ideas have since been widely adopted in many organisations, and relate closely to the theory of Frederick Herzberg. He is most noted for describing three types of motivational need, which he identified in this book, The Achieving Society: 1. achievement motivation (n-ach), 2. authority/power motivation (n-pow), 3. affiliation motivation (n-affil). First published in 1961, his classic book provides a factual basis for evaluating economic, historical, and sociological theories that explain the rise and fall of civilizations.




Achieving Society


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This book provides a factual basis for evaluating economic, historical, and sociological theories that explain the rise and fall of civilizations.




Human Motivation


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Human Motivation, originally published in 1987, offers a broad overview of theory and research from the perspective of a distinguished psychologist whose creative empirical studies of human motives span forty years. David McClelland describes methods for measuring motives, the development of motives out of natural incentives and the relationship of motives to emotions, to values and to performance under a variety of conditions. He examines four major motive systems - achievement, power, affiliation and avoidance - reviewing and evaluating research on how these motive systems affect behaviour. Scientific understanding of motives and their interaction, he argues, contributes to understanding of such diverse and important phenomena as the rise and fall of civilisations, the underlying causes of war, the rate of economic development, the nature of leadership, the reasons for authoritarian or democratic governing styles, the determinants of success in management and the factors responsible for health and illness. Students and instructors alike will find this book an exciting and readable presentation of the psychology of human motivation.




Integrating Advancements in Education, and Society for Achieving Sustainability


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This book is the collection of selected articles that appeared at the First International Analytics Conference 2023 held in Hyderabad in virtual mode on February 2nd the 3rd 2023. In an era defined by the twin imperatives of knowledge and sustainability, this compelling volume explores the powerful synergy between advancements in education and the transformation of society towards a more sustainable future. Delve into the heart of progress as educators, innovators, and change-makers come together to catalyze positive change. Within these pages, you’ll witness the transformative potential of education as it equips individuals with the skills, knowledge, and perspectives necessary to address the multifaceted challenges of sustainability. Discover groundbreaking pedagogical approaches, innovative technologies, and visionary programs that are revolutionizing learning and inspiring the next generation of leaders. Simultaneously, the book sheds light on the interconnected relationship between education and society, illustrating how an informed and engaged citizenry is driving sustainable practices, community resilience, and global change. From eco-conscious urban planning to social entrepreneurship, it showcases the societal initiatives that emerge when education and sustainability combine forces. ‘Integrating Advancements in Education and Society for Achieving Sustainability’ is a compass for those navigating the path towards a brighter, more sustainable future. Join us in this thought-provoking exploration of how education and society are jointly shaping the way we think, act, and work together to achieve a harmonious balance with the world around us.




Achieving Sustainable Development


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Achieving Sustainable Development explores how well Canada has met the Earth Summit's targets and attempts to find ways in which the public can become involved in such issues. Its authors stress the importance of integration of information from various fields and seek to stimulate the exchange of knowledge among the academic community, government, non-governmental organizations and industry. The contributors look far beyond merely identifying and analyzing selected issues and problems. To facilitate public discussion and to affect policy development, at least one initiative is proposed and detailed for each problem identified.




Achieving Success in Tumultuous Education


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This book should be read by all people in the society. It details how one expects to succeed in whatever one does or involves in the society. This book expresses how knowledge and success are products of education, while learning is a result of trying and experience in the turbulent world. The author goes on to say that education is prolific, and that all learners, both young and olds should take part in the learning process. In a tumultuous environment, management of infrastructure must be thoroughly examined and aligned at all facets.







Achieving Organizational Excellence


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This book bridges two essential aspects of assessing and achieving business excellence in 21st-century organizations. The author argues that transnational companies face a twofold challenge: managing global knowledge networks and multicultural project teams on the one hand; and interacting and collaborating across boundaries using global communication technologies, on the other. The author also argues that this dual challenge calls for the creation of a business excellence program that fits and thrives within these multicultural environments. In response, he reviews corporate practices in quality management and business excellence frameworks that have been extensively used on a transnational scale to drive organizational performance. The book approaches quality management as an element that is no longer a choice, but has now become a necessity if companies want to compete in highly globalized environments.




Achieving Our Country


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One of America's foremost philosophers challenges the lost generation of the American Left to understand the role it might play in the great tradition of democratic intellectual labor that started with writers such as Walt Whitman and John Dewey.




LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT: Achieving Breakthroughts


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The contributions to this book examine these importnat questions and fall into concerns conceptions of leadership. How has leadership been defined?What are the social and psychological processes that constitute leadership? Again it includes contributions dealing with factors that influence the effectiveness of leadership. Some conditions make leadership relatively unimportant, whereas others make good leadership essential. Some modes of relating to other people enhance the effectiveness of leaders, whereas others reduce the influence of leaders.It also examines a less popular but essentially topic in leadership scholarship, namely the effects of being in a position of leadership on the leader himself for herself.