Self-determination theory is a theory of human motivation that is being increasingly used by organizations to make strategic HR decisions and train managers. It argues for a focus on the quality of workers' motivation over quantity. Motivation that is based on meaning and interest is showed to be superior to motivation that is based on pressure and rewards. Work environments that make workers feel competent, autonomous, and related to others foster the right type of motivation, goals, and work values. The Oxford Handbook of Work Motivation, Engagement, and Self-Determination Theory aims to give current and future organizational researchers ideas for future research using self-determination theory as a framework, and to give practitioners ideas on how to adjust their programs and practices using self-determination theory principles. The book brings together self-determination theory experts and organizational psychology experts to talk about past and future applications of the theory to the field of organizational psychology. The book covers a wide range of topics, including: how to bring about commitment, engagement, and passion in the workplace; how to manage stress, health, emotions and violence at work; how to encourage safe and sustainable behavior in organizations; how factors like attachment styles, self-esteem, person-environment fit, job design, leadership, compensation, and training affect work motivation; and how work-related values and goals are forged by the work environment and affect work outcomes.

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Marylène Gagné is professor of industrial and organizational psychology at the University of Western Australia and was previously the Royal Bank of Canada Distinguished Professor in Work Motivation at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. She researches organizational and personal factors that affect worker motivation, and how this motivation affects worker performance and well-being.

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1. The Historical Development of Self-determination Theory Marylène Gagné and Edward L. Deci Part One: Conceptual Issues 2. The Importance of Universal Psychological Needs for Understanding Motivation in the Workplace Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan 3. Employee Commitment, Motivation, and Engagement: Exploring the Links John P. Meyer 4. Effective and Sustained Proactivity in the Workplace: A Self-determination Theory Perspective Karoline Strauss and Sharon K. Parker 5. A Behavioral Economics Perspective on the Overjustification Effect: Crowding-In and Crowding-Out of Intrinsic Motivation Antoinette Weibel, Meike Wiemann, and Margit Osterloh 6. Passion for Work: Determinants and Outcomes Robert J. Vallerand, Nathalie Houlfort, and Jacques Forest Part Two: Individual Considerations 7. The Foundation of Autonomous Motivation in the Workplace: An Attachment Perspective Sigalit Ronen Mario Mikulincer 8. Contingent Self-Esteem: A Review and Applications to Organizational Research D. Lance Ferris 9. Person-Environment Fit and Self-Determination Theory Gary J. Greguras, James M. Diefendorff, Jacqueline Carpenter, and Christian Tröster Part Three: Organizational and Contextual Considerations 10. The Motivational Power of Job Design Marylène Gagné and Alexandra Panaccio 11. Leadership Stephanie L. Gilbert and E. Kevin Kelloway 12. Compensation and Work Motivation: Self-determination Theory and the Paradigm of Motivation through Incentives Amar Fall and Patrice Roussel 13. SDT and Workplace Training and Development Anders Dysvik and Bård Kuvaas Part Four: Outcomes of Work Motivation 14. Self-Determination and Job Stress Claude Fernet and Stéphanie Austin 15. Self-Determination as a Nutriment for Thriving: Building an Integrative Model of Human Growth at Work Gretchen M. Spreitzer and Christine Porath 16. Emotional Labor through the Lens of SDT Michel Cossette 17. Understanding Why Employees Behave Safely from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective Natasha Scott, Mark Fleming, and E. Kevin Kelloway 18. Understanding Workplace Violence: The Contribution of Self-Determination Theory Véronique Dagenais-Desmarais and François Courcy 19. Encouraging Environmental Actions in Employees and in the Working Environment: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective Luc G. Pelletier and Nicole M. Aitken 20. Translating research results in economic terms: An application of economic utility analysis using SDT-based interventions Jacques Forest, Marie-Hélène Gilbert, Geneviève Beaulieu, Philippe LeBrock, and Marylène Gagné Part Five: Domains of Application 21. Teacher Motivation Johnmarshall Reeve and Yu-Lan Su 22. At the Interface of Work and Health: A Consideration of the Health Gradient using Self-Determination Theory Maynor G. González, Christopher P. Niemiec, and Geoffrey C. Williams 23. What is a Functional Relationship to Money and Possessions? Dan Stone 24. Development, Changes and Consolidation of Values and Goals in Business and Law Schools: The Dual Valuing Process Model Frederick M.E. Grouzet 25. A Self-determination Theory Approach to Goals Richard Koestner and Nora Hope 26. Self-Determination Theory in the Work Domain: This is Just the Beginning Marylène Gagné