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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why do people cooperate? -- Motivational models -- Cooperation with managerial authorities in work settings -- Cooperation with legal authorities in local communities -- Cooperation with political authorities -- The psychology of cooperation -- Implications -- Self-regulation as a general model.

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.

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