Motivation
An understanding of the psychological theories of motivation allows one to critically analyse a total rewards approach.
Motivation is seen as an important notion in psychology. Psychologically people have their own interior motivations, such as love, happiness and self-worth and they are also motivated by things outside themselves that for some reasons may cause them to take action. It is the process by which we behave the way we do and direct and make us persevere in our efforts to accomplish a goal. The energy may come from an inside source or an outside source and can be classified as either intrinsic or extrinsic motivation (Rodgers & Loitz, 2009). Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation are the two types of motivation that are two opposing ways to motivate individuals. Intrinsic motivations arise from within. Extrinsic motivations arise from the outside.
It is clear that motivation is the key to good performance but what is the best way to motivate someone? Intrinsic motivation is when you do something and you do it because you enjoy doing it. It can be a life-long and self-sufficient form of motivation. Individuals do the task because they want to and not because they are being made to. Intrinsic motivated individuals do their utmost to learn and understand the task, not just the highlights of it. This type of motivation focus more on learning the task and not at the rewards connected with it .(Ormrod, 2008, p. 454) The enjoyment of doing what one love to do would be enough for future activity performance as the task is found to be enjoyable and valuable alone. Intrinsic motivation can be a slow process and can also require special and prolonged preparation. Since individuals learn differently, there are a variety of factors that motivate each individual Extrinsic motivation is when you do something to get rewards, money or praise. Rewards are used to attract and motivate. From the barter system of the past centuries to today’s
Motivation is seen as an important notion in psychology. Psychologically people have their own interior motivations, such as love, happiness and self-worth and they are also motivated by things outside themselves that for some reasons may cause them to take action. It is the process by which we behave the way we do and direct and make us persevere in our efforts to accomplish a goal. The energy may come from an inside source or an outside source and can be classified as either intrinsic or extrinsic motivation (Rodgers & Loitz, 2009). Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation are the two types of motivation that are two opposing ways to motivate individuals. Intrinsic motivations arise from within. Extrinsic motivations arise from the outside.
It is clear that motivation is the key to good performance but what is the best way to motivate someone? Intrinsic motivation is when you do something and you do it because you enjoy doing it. It can be a life-long and self-sufficient form of motivation. Individuals do the task because they want to and not because they are being made to. Intrinsic motivated individuals do their utmost to learn and understand the task, not just the highlights of it. This type of motivation focus more on learning the task and not at the rewards connected with it .(Ormrod, 2008, p. 454) The enjoyment of doing what one love to do would be enough for future activity performance as the task is found to be enjoyable and valuable alone. Intrinsic motivation can be a slow process and can also require special and prolonged preparation. Since individuals learn differently, there are a variety of factors that motivate each individual Extrinsic motivation is when you do something to get rewards, money or praise. Rewards are used to attract and motivate. From the barter system of the past centuries to today’s
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