Books

I’ve been fortunate enough throughout my career to be involved with a number of publishing projects. If you’re interested in social computing or psychology, you may find some of these books that I’ve contributed to of interest.

The Emergence of the Relationship Economy

The Cultural Factors by Matthew Hodgson

The book provides the knowledge, tools, and suggested skills necessary for improved comprehension of the strategic issues required to succeed in The Relationship Economy, and provides the context of actions that enable success. It covers an emerging opportunity for the global community of users/consumers/prosumers/citizens, consumer brands, corporations, non-governmental organizations, and governments to play a critical role in forging this new carbon-neutral economy: The Relationship Economy…[more]

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The Psychology of Aid

Psychology of Aid provides an original, psychological approach to development studies, focusing on the social aspects of aid and its motivational foundations … [more]
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Motivation and Culture

Although a growing number of researchers emphasize the social and psychocultural aspects of motivation and motivation theory, few books have provided much coverage beyond well-tread studies of physiological and biological factors and theories.

Motivation and Culture brings together eighteen writers with a variety of academic backgrounds and cultural experiences to explore the way that culture impinges on motivation. Exploring topics such as personal values and motives, intercultural exchange in the workplace, the intrapsychic process and the nexus between biology and culture, they formulate theories of motivation that can be applied in the modern multicultural world… [more]