“Effective motivation in the workplace is about satisfying employees’ needs at the same time as encouraging high work performance. Discuss.”
MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT TOPIC:
“Effective motivation in the workplace is about satisfying employees’ needs at the same time as encouraging high work performance. Discuss.”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Body………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4
Motivation theories…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
Hierarchy of needs theory…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
ERG theory………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5
Two-factor theory……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5
Acquired needs theory………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
Equity theory……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...6
Expectancy theory…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….6
Goal Setting Theory……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……6
Reinforcement Theory………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7-8
Reference list…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….9
INTRODUCTION
Employee motivation has always been a central problem for leaders and managers. Unmotivated employees are likely to spend little or no effort in their jobs, avoid the workplace as much as possible, exit the organization if given the opportunity and produce low quality work. On the other hand, employees who feel motivated to work are likely to be persistent, creative and productive, turning out high quality work that they willingly undertake. There has been a lot of research done on motivation by many scholars, but the behavior of groups of people to try to find out why it is that every employee of a company does not perform at their best has been comparatively unresearched. Many things can be said to answer this question; the reality is that every employee has different ways to become motivated. Employers need to get to know their employees very
ASSIGNMENT TOPIC:
“Effective motivation in the workplace is about satisfying employees’ needs at the same time as encouraging high work performance. Discuss.”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Body………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4
Motivation theories…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4
Hierarchy of needs theory…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
ERG theory………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5
Two-factor theory……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5
Acquired needs theory………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
Equity theory……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...6
Expectancy theory…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….6
Goal Setting Theory……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……6
Reinforcement Theory………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………7-8
Reference list…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….9
INTRODUCTION
Employee motivation has always been a central problem for leaders and managers. Unmotivated employees are likely to spend little or no effort in their jobs, avoid the workplace as much as possible, exit the organization if given the opportunity and produce low quality work. On the other hand, employees who feel motivated to work are likely to be persistent, creative and productive, turning out high quality work that they willingly undertake. There has been a lot of research done on motivation by many scholars, but the behavior of groups of people to try to find out why it is that every employee of a company does not perform at their best has been comparatively unresearched. Many things can be said to answer this question; the reality is that every employee has different ways to become motivated. Employers need to get to know their employees very