Why people cooperate : the role of social motivations / Tom R. Tyler.

Any organization's success depends upon the voluntary cooperation of its members. But what motivates people to cooperate? In Why People Cooperate, Tom Tyler challenges the decades-old notion that individuals within groups are primarily motivated by their self-interest. Instead, he demonstrates...

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Main Author: Tyler, Tom R. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2011.
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Summary:Any organization's success depends upon the voluntary cooperation of its members. But what motivates people to cooperate? In Why People Cooperate, Tom Tyler challenges the decades-old notion that individuals within groups are primarily motivated by their self-interest. Instead, he demonstrates that human behaviors are influenced by shared attitudes, values, and identities that reflect social connections rather than material interests. Tyler examines employee cooperation in work organizations, resident cooperation with legal authorities responsible for social order in neighborhoods, and citizen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781400836666
1400836662
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.