Can we change other people's behaviour?

Abstract

Human resource management is becoming more and more complex as society develops. Seldom is it possible nowadays for a boss to behave like the old‐fashioned Sergeant‐Major whose subordinates jump to attention whenever a command is barked out. Moreover the answers to apparently simple questions, such as “Why do I work?” and “Why do others work”, become increasingly complicated when the opportunities for meaningful work wax and wane with successive booms and recessions.

Citation

Jones, L. and Page, D. (1984), "Can we change other people's behaviour?", Education + Training, Vol. 26 No. 5, pp. 140-143. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb017031