Irhr 1001
Newcastle Business School
IRHR 1001
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* Student Name: Paulina Ma (3119171) * Tutorial Group: B2 * Tutor Name: Fiona Schafer * Date of submission: 24 October 2010
Lecturer: Dr Peter Waring
Course Coordinator: Mr John Dugas
Introduction Nowadays, most companies’ goal is to maximise its profit. To do so, the component of the company must cooperate with each other. The senior (CEO and managers) must build a good relationship with the junior (employees) in order to know the thought of the employees. After understanding the thought and the needs of the workers, the next step is applying motivation theory to the employees in order to achieve the goal of the company. There are many motivation theories in managing human resources, but none is universally accepted. Each theory has its strength and weakness. It depends on the senior thought to decide which theory they will use to motivate their workers. This essay will discuss about the content theory of Herzberg Motivation-Hygiene Theory and the process theory of Adam’s Equity Theory. It also discusses how job design can affect employee’s motivation and the similarities and differences from both theories.
Content theories Content theories explain the needs of individuals that required individual to fulfil them, factors that motivate people in workplace and what drive people behaviour. There are four pioneers in content theory of motivation: Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory, Alderfer 's ERG Theory, McClelland’s Theory of Needs, and McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y.
The Motivation-Hygiene Theory Frederick Herzberg was an American psychologist and professor of management (Herzberg 1968). He was known for acquainting job enrichment and Motivation-Hygiene Theory into business management. This theory is a result from a research study made by Frederick Herzberg and his partners (Mausner & Snyderman) at the University of
IRHR 1001
Essay
Cover Page
* Student Name: Paulina Ma (3119171) * Tutorial Group: B2 * Tutor Name: Fiona Schafer * Date of submission: 24 October 2010
Lecturer: Dr Peter Waring
Course Coordinator: Mr John Dugas
Introduction Nowadays, most companies’ goal is to maximise its profit. To do so, the component of the company must cooperate with each other. The senior (CEO and managers) must build a good relationship with the junior (employees) in order to know the thought of the employees. After understanding the thought and the needs of the workers, the next step is applying motivation theory to the employees in order to achieve the goal of the company. There are many motivation theories in managing human resources, but none is universally accepted. Each theory has its strength and weakness. It depends on the senior thought to decide which theory they will use to motivate their workers. This essay will discuss about the content theory of Herzberg Motivation-Hygiene Theory and the process theory of Adam’s Equity Theory. It also discusses how job design can affect employee’s motivation and the similarities and differences from both theories.
Content theories Content theories explain the needs of individuals that required individual to fulfil them, factors that motivate people in workplace and what drive people behaviour. There are four pioneers in content theory of motivation: Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory, Alderfer 's ERG Theory, McClelland’s Theory of Needs, and McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y.
The Motivation-Hygiene Theory Frederick Herzberg was an American psychologist and professor of management (Herzberg 1968). He was known for acquainting job enrichment and Motivation-Hygiene Theory into business management. This theory is a result from a research study made by Frederick Herzberg and his partners (Mausner & Snyderman) at the University of
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