The Equity Theory of Motivation What is it? It is the theory that goes forward and tries to explain the relational satisfaction in terms of understanding of the fair distribution of the resources with the various interpersonal skills. Also known as the justice theories‚ the theory was found by John Stacey Adams‚ who maintained his pool of thought where employees who were searching for the maintenance of equity between two inputs that bring the jobs and the regular results that they will be
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McClelland’s Theory of Needs American’s Psychologist David Clarence McClelland (1917-98) proposed that every individual have specific needs that can be classed into need for achievement (nAch)‚ need for affiliation (nAff)‚ and need for power (nPow). Regardless of gender‚ culture or age‚ human beings have three motivating drivers that will affect their behavior. People with a high need for achievement seek to excel‚ to accomplish in relation to a set of standards‚ to struggle to achieve success
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In this essay I aim to describe two theories (Equity Theory and Social exchange theory) of relationships and to consider how they might influence the therapist engaged in couples counseling‚ noting their similarities and differences. Equity theory is a theory about fairness. Its application to close relationships has been primarily advanced by Elaine Hatfield (previously known as Elaine Walster) and her colleagues in the book Equity: Theory and Research (Walster‚ Walster‚ and Berscheid 1978). The
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MC CLELLAND’S THEORY OF NEEDS In early 1960s‚ David McClelland built on this work by identifying three motivators that we all have. According to McClelland‚ these motivators are learned (which is why this theory is sometimes called the Learned Needs Theory). McClelland says that‚ regardless of our gender‚ culture‚ or age‚ we all have three motivating drivers‚ and one of these will be our dominant motivating driver. This dominant motivator is largely dependent on our culture and life experiences
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personality formation‚ also describe biological factors that influence the formation of personality. Examine the relationship of biological factors to Maslow’s theory of personality‚ explained the basic aspect of humanistic theory that are incompatible with biological explanations of personality. Abraham Maslow developed the hierarchy of needs theory still remain valid today for understanding human motivation‚ management training‚ and personal development. Maslow’s ideas surrounding the hierarchy of needs
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Maslow’s hierarchy needs theory has both pros and cons. According to his theory only few people are able to achieve self-actualization without fulfilling other needs. According to his theory an individual cannot become fully self-actualized without satisfying one’s physiological needs‚ without love‚ without a sense of belonging‚ without self-esteem. Some would oppose this theory. Some might think that the things he defined as needs are not really needs. No one can deny that food‚ air‚ shelter are
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one of the more common theories of motivation‚ the Equity theory. In addition‚ this paper will compare and contrast the Equity theory with another popular theory of motivation: the Expectancy theory. Introduction Motivational theories receive a great deal of attention in organizational behavior research‚ primarily because of their purported ability to explain some of the complexities of employee performance and turnover in an organization. Most motivational theories try to integrate external
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The Hierarchy of Needs Theory by Abraham Maslow (1943‚ 1954) In the demanding world of business‚ motivation of the employers as well as of employees play a tremendous role (McKay‚ “Importance of Motivation and Goal Setting for Businesses”). Unfortunately‚ theories about human motivation and what drives the employers and their employees to be motivated have not been studied until only recently. This paper will cover the Hierarchy of Needs Theory which analyzes the driving factors of human motivation
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Maslow’s theory of needs tends to be treated as classical within the field of organisational behaviour‚ being referred to as a ‘classic among classics’ (Matteson‚ Ivancevich‚ 1989; Wilson‚ 1999). However I aim to prove that motivation theory is a much broader topic than the principles of Maslow with the use of two content theories; ‘two-factor theory’ and ‘Theory X & Theory Y’‚ as well as process theories; Expectancy Theory and Equity Theory. To further prove my point I will use Marx’s theory and
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Motivation Explain Adams equity theory Adams’ equity theory is a motivational model that attempts to explain the relationship between what an employee puts into their job (input)‚ what they get out of it (output) and the fairness and justice exchanged between the two (Cosier & Dalton‚ 1983). Inputs include all factors that are perceived as necessary to obtain a return‚ such as effort‚ loyalty‚ hard work‚ commitment‚ skill‚ ability‚ flexibility‚ tolerance‚ determination‚ heart and soul‚ enthusiasm
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