That’s what I thought until I read an interview with Dan Pink. Dan Pink is a former speechwriter for Al Gore and a person who has gone on to immerse himself in the study of motivational theory.

We propose and examine a self-regulatory framework focused on understanding the dynamics of job search intensity and mental health over the first several months of unemployment. We use a ...

The Societal For those who find their primary motivation at work around social interactions, work can be very stimulating. These people’s closest friends are those associated with their work.

We present six recommendations for building theories of work motivation that are more valid, more complete, broader in scope, and more useful to practitioners than existing theories. (1) Integrate ...