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28%OFFTom R. Tyler - Why People Cooperate: The Role of Social Motivations - 9780691158006 - V9780691158006
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Why People Cooperate: The Role of Social Motivations

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Description for Why People Cooperate: The Role of Social Motivations Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: JMH; JMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
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 cooperation with governmental authorities in political communities. He demonstrates that the main factors for achieving cooperation are socially driven, rather than ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691158006
SKU
V9780691158006
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About Tom R. Tyler
Tom R. Tyler is the Macklin Fleming Professor of Law and Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School.

Reviews for Why People Cooperate: The Role of Social Motivations
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2011: Top 25 Books "I am a fan of Tyler's approach... [H]e supports his theoretical approach by clear and rigorous research rather than the polemic that all too often substitutes for thought in criminology... [H]e demonstrates the paucity of the view that human action is pushed and pulled by the lures of rewards ... Read more

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