Comments on: What evolutionary biology has to tell us about organizational behavior http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2010/01/29/what-evolutionary-biology-has-to-tell-us-about-organizational-behavior/ "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:14:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: E Ross http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2010/01/29/what-evolutionary-biology-has-to-tell-us-about-organizational-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-107281 E Ross Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:43:47 +0000 http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2010/01/29/what-evolutionary-biology-has-to-tell-us-about-organizational-behavior/#comment-107281 The concept of what the author describes as "drives" coming from modules of the brain seems interesting and supports scientific findings that different regions of the brain are responsible for different senses, emotional balance, etc. It attempts to scientifically explain human behavior which is fascinating. The chapters on the four drives are the best part of the book in my opinion. The concept of what the author describes as “drives” coming from modules of the brain seems interesting and supports scientific findings that different regions of the brain are responsible for different senses, emotional balance, etc. It attempts to scientifically explain human behavior which is fascinating. The chapters on the four drives are the best part of the book in my opinion.

]]> By: McGee’s Musings : Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2010/01/29/what-evolutionary-biology-has-to-tell-us-about-organizational-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-103415 McGee’s Musings : Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:53:43 +0000 http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2010/01/29/what-evolutionary-biology-has-to-tell-us-about-organizational-behavior/#comment-103415 [...] What evolutionary biology has to tell us about organizational behavior (mcgeesmusings.net) Posted by Jim on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at 2:53 pm. Filed under Books/Reviews. Tagged Knowledge work, Thinking. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog. [...] [...] What evolutionary biology has to tell us about organizational behavior (mcgeesmusings.net) Posted by Jim on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at 2:53 pm. Filed under Books/Reviews. Tagged Knowledge work, Thinking. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog. [...]

]]> By: Jim http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2010/01/29/what-evolutionary-biology-has-to-tell-us-about-organizational-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-103395 Jim Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:10:48 +0000 http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2010/01/29/what-evolutionary-biology-has-to-tell-us-about-organizational-behavior/#comment-103395 The authors first priority seems to be to establish these 4 drives as the fundamental building blocks from which other drives can be derived. They don't explicitly rank these 4 one to another, although I do think they would consider D4 (defensive) to be a bit less important in the sense that D4 is primarily relevant after the results of activities pursued around D1-D3. I'm looking forward to reading Lawrence's new book which appears to be developing these ideas in more depth. The authors first priority seems to be to establish these 4 drives as the fundamental building blocks from which other drives can be derived. They don’t explicitly rank these 4 one to another, although I do think they would consider D4 (defensive) to be a bit less important in the sense that D4 is primarily relevant after the results of activities pursued around D1-D3.

I’m looking forward to reading Lawrence’s new book which appears to be developing these ideas in more depth.

]]> By: Brink Trammell http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2010/01/29/what-evolutionary-biology-has-to-tell-us-about-organizational-behavior/comment-page-1/#comment-103394 Brink Trammell Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:28:44 +0000 http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/2010/01/29/what-evolutionary-biology-has-to-tell-us-about-organizational-behavior/#comment-103394 Hi Jim. Long time no see. I'll have to keep an eye open for the book. Sounds intriguiging. Do they talk about relative weights of the different criteria? I've based most of my expectations around the decisions of others over the last few years on the hypothesis that the most fundamental human drive is for relevance. The supposition is that most of the other drives are subsets of this one, and almost interchangeable equivalents. I'll also be curious to see if they work concepts of novelty into the hypothesis. Anything achieved under the drives mentioned seems to lose its attraction as the novelty wears off, which opens up the question: are we (for instance) seeking to aquire, or are we seeking the sense of novelty we get temporarily when we've recently acquired something? Anyway, I hope you've been well. Brink Hi Jim. Long time no see. I’ll have to keep an eye open for the book. Sounds intriguiging. Do they talk about relative weights of the different criteria? I’ve based most of my expectations around the decisions of others over the last few years on the hypothesis that the most fundamental human drive is for relevance. The supposition is that most of the other drives are subsets of this one, and almost interchangeable equivalents. I’ll also be curious to see if they work concepts of novelty into the hypothesis. Anything achieved under the drives mentioned seems to lose its attraction as the novelty wears off, which opens up the question: are we (for instance) seeking to aquire, or are we seeking the sense of novelty we get temporarily when we’ve recently acquired something?

Anyway, I hope you’ve been well.

Brink

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