Encyclopedia of Leadership 4 vol. set
Contributors: George R. Goethals (Editor); Georgia Sorenson (Editor); James MacGregor Burns (Editor)
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: March 19, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 2120
ISBN-13: 9780761925972
Subjects: Reference works; Sociology, Social Studies; World history; Political Process - Leadership; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Politics / Current Events; United States; Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior; Reference - General; Encyclopedias; Leadership
First sentence: Achievement motivation is the desire to achieve a personal or public standard of excellence, to do well for the sake of doing well rather than for extrinsic reward or for some other goal.