Motivating Employees
BUS 520 Week 4, Chapter 6: Motivating Employees
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1 Introduction Welcome to Leadership and Organizational Behavior. In this lesson, we will discuss Motivating Employees.
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2 Objectives Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
Identify the key factors affecting individual motivation and explain the application of a variety of motivational theories and job design considerations.
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3 Overview In this lecture we will discuss the following topics:
Motivational processes;
Satisfying human needs;
Designing jobs;
Influencing performance expectations; and
Ensuring equity.
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4 Motivational Processes Attracting and retaining employees are major factors in today’s businesses. Motivation is an important part of this. There are four basic elements of motivation – One, meeting basic human needs, Two, Designing jobs that motivate individuals, a third is enhancing the belief that desired rewards can be achieved and fourth, treating individuals equitably.
Motivation is the forces within a person or acted upon a person that cause that person to behave in a specific, goal-directed manner. Motivation is not the same as performance and is different for everyone.
To improve motivation, organizations need to attract and encourage employees to remain with them, allow individuals to perform their tasks, and stimulate individuals to go beyond routine.
Motivation affects performance. Individuals need to be motivated to complete a task or do a job. They must also have the ability to do that job. Ability can be their natural talents or learned skills. Both ability and motivation affect performance.
Motivation is often seen in a process. That process starts with identification of needs. Needs are defined as the deficiencies that a person experiences at a particular time. Needs can be psychological,
Slide # Slide Title/ Topic Slide text/Narration
1 Introduction Welcome to Leadership and Organizational Behavior. In this lesson, we will discuss Motivating Employees.
Please go to the next slide.
2 Objectives Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
Identify the key factors affecting individual motivation and explain the application of a variety of motivational theories and job design considerations.
Please go to the next slide.
3 Overview In this lecture we will discuss the following topics:
Motivational processes;
Satisfying human needs;
Designing jobs;
Influencing performance expectations; and
Ensuring equity.
Please go to the next slide.
4 Motivational Processes Attracting and retaining employees are major factors in today’s businesses. Motivation is an important part of this. There are four basic elements of motivation – One, meeting basic human needs, Two, Designing jobs that motivate individuals, a third is enhancing the belief that desired rewards can be achieved and fourth, treating individuals equitably.
Motivation is the forces within a person or acted upon a person that cause that person to behave in a specific, goal-directed manner. Motivation is not the same as performance and is different for everyone.
To improve motivation, organizations need to attract and encourage employees to remain with them, allow individuals to perform their tasks, and stimulate individuals to go beyond routine.
Motivation affects performance. Individuals need to be motivated to complete a task or do a job. They must also have the ability to do that job. Ability can be their natural talents or learned skills. Both ability and motivation affect performance.
Motivation is often seen in a process. That process starts with identification of needs. Needs are defined as the deficiencies that a person experiences at a particular time. Needs can be psychological,