Self-Interested Motivation

A Self-Interested Motivation is an agent motivation that is aimed a self benefit.

• Context:
  • It can range from Individual Self-Interest to Organizational Self-Interest.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Other-Oriented Interest.
  • Public Interest.
• See: Private Interest, Economy, Private Property.

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References

2015

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/self-interest Retrieved:2015-11-6.
  • Self-interest generally refers to a focus on the needs or desires (interests) of the self. A number of philosophical, psychological, and economic theories examine the role of self-interest in motivating human action.

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