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Drive

Daniel H. Pink

PsychologyBusiness & StrategyProductivity & Habits
Publish date
2009
Publisher
Canongate Books
Description
Daniel H. Pink's book Drive examines the science of human motivation by analyzing behavioral research on workplace performance. The core argument states that traditional extrinsic motivators, such as financial rewards and punishments, are largely ineffective for complex tasks compared to intrinsic factors: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. The book is intended for managers, educators, and professionals interested in understanding how to foster sustained engagement and productivity within modern organizations.
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    Teresa M. Amabile

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    Offers empirical evidence that intrinsic motivation fuels creative problem-solving while extrinsic rewards crush it.

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  2. Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior

    Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan

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    Provides the foundational Self-Determination Theory underlying Pink's pillars of autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

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  3. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

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    Introduces the concept of autotelic experience and flow that directly informs Pink's mastery pillar.

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  4. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

    Carol S. Dweck

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    Supplies research on growth versus fixed mindsets essential to Pink's discussion of mastery as an asymptote.

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  5. Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes

    Alfie Kohn

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    Critiques traditional extrinsic reward systems and demonstrates their corrosive impact on intrinsic interest.

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  6. Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

    Dan Ariely

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    Demonstrates behavioral economics experiments showing large monetary incentives can degrade cognitive performance.

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  7. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

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    Examines the Israeli day-care fine study showing how extrinsic penalties crowd out social norms.

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  8. The Human Side of Enterprise

    Douglas McGregor

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    Introduces Theory X and Theory Y, which Pink modernizes into Motivation 2.0 and 3.0.

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  9. Management Challenges for the 21st Century

    Peter F. Drucker

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    Highlights the necessity of self-management and purpose for modern knowledge worker productivity.

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