Managing in Organisations Essay on Motivation.
ASSESSMENT TASK : 4000-5000 WORDS ASSIGNMENT
COURSE TITLE : MANAGING IN ORGANISATIONS
ASSIGNMENT BRIEF: “CHOOSE ONE OR TWO OF THE AREAS COVERED IN THE MANAGING OF ORGANISATIONS MODULE AND CRITICALLY ANALYSE THEM WITH REFERENCE TO AN ORGANISATION IN WHICH YOU HAVE WORKED”
LECTURER: PROF. SUSAN MILLER
CHOSEN TOPIC
1) MOTIVATION.
MOTIVATION
What is motivation? In my opinion it is any action, statement, reason or stimulus that acts as a catalyst for either a positive or negative reaction geared towards or against a goal.
OTHER DEFINITIONS
Twyla Dell writes of motivating employees “The heart of motivation is to give people what they really want from work. The more you are able to provide what they want, the more you should expect what you really want, namely: productivity, quality, and service” (Dell, 1988).
The meaning of motivation is tending to initiate motion; power; that which induces a person to act e .g desire, fear, and circumstance. (Oxford Dictionary 1987)
Motivation as defined by Atkinson is “…..the contemporary (immediate) influence on the direction, vigour, and persistence of action.” (Atkinson, 1964)
In the words of Victor Harold Vroom it is “….a process governing choice made by persons or lower organisms among alternative forms of voluntary activity (Vroom, 1964).
Everyone is motivated by something either directed towards action or inaction, for example I am working on this assessment because i am motivated to do so in order to fulfil academic obligations, justify the anticipation of good marks and of course the interest I have in research.
The Tutor also has motives for requesting this assessment which could be to test the student’s knowledge of the module, ability to synthesise the study material as well as critically analysis.
The Organizations, Government Bodies and Sponsors of Students
COURSE TITLE : MANAGING IN ORGANISATIONS
ASSIGNMENT BRIEF: “CHOOSE ONE OR TWO OF THE AREAS COVERED IN THE MANAGING OF ORGANISATIONS MODULE AND CRITICALLY ANALYSE THEM WITH REFERENCE TO AN ORGANISATION IN WHICH YOU HAVE WORKED”
LECTURER: PROF. SUSAN MILLER
CHOSEN TOPIC
1) MOTIVATION.
MOTIVATION
What is motivation? In my opinion it is any action, statement, reason or stimulus that acts as a catalyst for either a positive or negative reaction geared towards or against a goal.
OTHER DEFINITIONS
Twyla Dell writes of motivating employees “The heart of motivation is to give people what they really want from work. The more you are able to provide what they want, the more you should expect what you really want, namely: productivity, quality, and service” (Dell, 1988).
The meaning of motivation is tending to initiate motion; power; that which induces a person to act e .g desire, fear, and circumstance. (Oxford Dictionary 1987)
Motivation as defined by Atkinson is “…..the contemporary (immediate) influence on the direction, vigour, and persistence of action.” (Atkinson, 1964)
In the words of Victor Harold Vroom it is “….a process governing choice made by persons or lower organisms among alternative forms of voluntary activity (Vroom, 1964).
Everyone is motivated by something either directed towards action or inaction, for example I am working on this assessment because i am motivated to do so in order to fulfil academic obligations, justify the anticipation of good marks and of course the interest I have in research.
The Tutor also has motives for requesting this assessment which could be to test the student’s knowledge of the module, ability to synthesise the study material as well as critically analysis.
The Organizations, Government Bodies and Sponsors of Students
References: Buchanan, D. A. a. Huczynski A.A. (2010) Organizational Behaviour. Pearson: Essex. Cosack, S., Guthridge, Mathew, Lawson, Emily. (2010) 'Retaining Key Employees In Times of Change. ', McKinsley Quarterly, (3), pp. 135-139. Dell, T. (1988) 'An Honest Day 's Work '. Entry:, E. (2009) 'Motivation and Motivation Theory ', Encyclopaedia of Management. Gellarman, S. W. (1963) Motivation and Productivity. American Management Association, Inc. Latham, G. P. (2007) Work Motivation. History,Theory,Research and Practice. Sage. Lyman W. Porter, G. A. B. R. M. S. (2003) Motivation and Work Behaviour. McGraw Hill. Miller, S. (2010) 'Motivation (Unpublished) '. Nitin Nohria, B. G. L.-E. L. (2008) 'Employee motivation: a powerful new model. ', Havard Business Review, pp. 78-86. Pfeffer, J. (2008) 'Six Dangerous Myths About Pay. ', Harvard Business Review, 76, (3), pp. 109-119. Richard M. Steers, L. W. P. G. A. B. (1996) Motivation and Leadership at Work. McGraw Hill. Richard M. Steers, R. T. M. D. L. S. (2004) 'Introduction to Special Topic Forum. The Future of Work Motivation Theory. ', Academy of Management Review, 29, (3), pp. 379-387. Scheuer, S. (2000) Social and Economic Motivation at Work. Copenhagen Business School Press. Uwe Kleinbeck, H.-H. Q., HenkThierry & Hartmut Hacker. (1990) Work Motivation. Lawrence Erlbam Associates