This breakthrough book provides the first comprehensive discussion of intrinsic motivation in the workplace--the psychological rewards workers get directly from the work itself. Intrinsic Motivation at Work offers clear advice on how companies can harness their tremendous power to develop a more committed, self-managing workforce. Written in an engaging, accessible style and grounded in solid academic research, the book provides a diagnostic framework for addressing problems of intrinsic motivation and essential ways to build it. This new 2nd edition is revised and expanded to focus on worker engagement.