Human Motivation

Human Motivation
ISBN-10
0521369517
ISBN-13
9780521369510
Series
Human Motivation
Category
Medical
Pages
663
Language
English
Published
1987
Publisher
CUP Archive
Author
David Clarence McClelland

Description

Human Motivation examines the methods behind four major human motive systems - achievement, power, affiliation and avoidance.

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