We can't always engineer motivation, but by understanding the forces behind it, we can learn to identify how we work best.

Psychologists who study self-determination theory have designed various questionnaires to measure each of these types of motivation in many different contexts – and throughout the past two ...

A new paper by a workplace psychologist outlines the different types of motivation and what managers can do to maximize productivity.

How Process Theory Works in Measuring Work Motivation. Using process theory, a type of scientific observation, individuals measure how events in a specific process lead to an outcome. According to ...

Experts explain the difference between intrinisc vs. extrinsic motivation and how to use each type to accomplish your goals.

So far, I am proving myself right. Further, Leo’s post outlines the types of motivation that would be harmful toward the process of learning (and in this case, health pursuits).

We all have motivation that ebbs and flows. Some mornings you wake up energized to get to work and power through that to-do list. Others you smack the alarm clock, curse the morning and give ...