Book Reviews : Job Enrichment and Employee Motivation by W. J. Paul and K. B. Robertson Gower 1973
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Book ReviewsJob Enrichment and Employee Motivation by W. J. Paul and K. B. Robertson Gower SAGE Publications, Inc.1976DOI: 10.1177/135050767600700114 R.J.Garrard . The title of Job Enrichment and Employee Motivation is perhaps misleading. I expected a further insight into the general field of "Motivation" (excuse this rather overworked and misunderstood word). Instead the book is a concise study of the application and results of Job Enrichment within I.C.I. Kept to the latter title, the book most certainly achieves its objectives. To my knowledge, it is the first in-depth study of the much heralded I.C.I. studies of 1967. It is well laid out, reported in a logical order and a must for anybody who needs a full detailed knowledge of these studies. The authors have divided the book into three sections: Part One gives an introduction to the theory of Motivation, Characteristics of Job Enrichment, and Background & Structure of the studies. Part Two gives full details of the introduction of Job Enrichment into LC.I, and the results. Part Three attempts to draw out some conclusions by answering some rather interesting questions (does job enrichment lead to demands for higher pay?) Certainly the section dealing with the I.C.I. studies is