1. The History of Self-Determination Theory in Psychology and Management ; Marylene Gagne and Edward L. Deci ; Part One: Conceptual Issues ; 2. The Importance of Universal Psychological Needs for Understanding Motivation in the Workplace ; Edward L. Deci and Richard M. Ryan ; 3. Employee Commitment, Motivation, and Engagement: Exploring the Links ; John P. Meyer ; 4. Effective and Sustained Proactivity in the Workplace: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective ; Karoline Strauss and Sharon K. Parker ; 5. A Behavioral Economics Perspective on the Overjustification Effect: Crowding-In and Crowding-Out of Intrinsic Motivation ; Antoinette Weibel, Meike Wiemann, and Margit Osterloh ; 6. Passion for Work: Determinants and Outcomes ; Robert J. Vallerand, Nathalie Houlfort, and Jacques Forest ; Part Two: Individual Considerations ; 7. The Foundation of Autonomous Motivation in the Workplace: An Attachment Perspective ; Sigalit Ronen and Mario Mikulincer ; 8. Contingent Self-Esteem: A Review and Applications to Organizational Research ; D. Lance Ferris ; 9. Person-Environment Fit and Self-Determination Theory ; Gary J. Greguras, James M. Diefendorff, Jacqueline Carpenter, and Christian Troster ; Part Three: Organizational and Contextual Considerations ; 10. The Motivational Power of Job Design ; Marylene Gagne and Alexandra Panaccio ; 11. Leadership ; Stephanie L. Gilbert and E. Kevin Kelloway ; 12. Compensation and Work Motivation: Self-determination Theory and the Paradigm of Motivation through Incentives ; Amar Fall and Patrice Roussel ; 13. Self-Determination Theory and Workplace Training and Development ; Anders Dysvik and Bard Kuvaas ; Part Four: Outcomes of Work Motivation ; 14. Self-Determination and Job Stress ; Claude Fernet and Stephanie Austin ; 15. Self-Determination as a Nutriment for Thriving: Building an Integrative Model of Human Growth at Work ; Gretchen M. Spreitzer and Christine Porath ; 16. Emotional Labor through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory ; Michel Cossette ; 17. Understanding Why Employees Behave Safely from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective ; Natasha Scott, Mark Fleming, and E. Kevin Kelloway ; 18. Understanding Workplace Violence: The Contribution of Self-Determination Theory ; Veronique Dagenais-Desmarais and Francois Courcy ; 19. Encouraging Environmental Actions in Employees and in the Working Environment: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective ; Luc G. Pelletier and Nicole M. Aitken ; 20. Translating Research Results in Economic Terms: An Application of Economic Utility Analysis Using SDT-Based Interventions ; Jacques Forest, Marie-Helene Gilbert, Genevieve Beaulieu, Philippe LeBrock, and Marylene Gagne ; Part Five: Domains of Application ; 21. Teacher Motivation ; Johnmarshall Reeve and Yu-Lan Su ; 22. At the Interface of Work and Health: A Consideration of the Health Gradient Using Self-Determination Theory ; Maynor G. Gonzalez, Christopher P. Niemiec, and Geoffrey C. Williams ; 23. What Is a Functional Relationship to Money and Possessions? ; Dan Stone ; 24. Development, Changes, and Consolidation of Values and Goals in Business and Law Schools: The Dual-Valuing Process Model ; Frederick M. E. Grouzet ; 25. A Self-Determination Theory Approach to Goals ; Richard Koestner and Nora Hope ; 26. Self-Determination Theory in the Work Domain: This Is Just the Beginning ; Marylene Gagne

Self-determination theory argues that work motivation based on meaning and interest is superior to motivation based on pressure and rewards. This book brings together self-determination theory and organizational psychology experts to talk about past and future applications of the theory to the field of organizational psychology.