1 MEANING OF MOTIVATION Motivation has been variously defined by scholars‚ usually one or more of these words are include in the definition: desires‚ wants‚ aims‚ goals‚ drims‚ motives and incentives. “Motivation” is a Latin word‚ meaning “to move”. Human motives are internalized goals within individuals. As Berelson and Steiver state: “A motive is an inner state that energizes‚ activates or moves and directs or channels behaviour toward goals”. Definition of motivation “According
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LLC ISSN: 0364-3107 print/1544-4376 online DOI: 10.1080/03643100902769160 Administration in Social Work‚ Vol. 33‚ No. 2‚ February 2009: pp. 0–0 1544-4376 0364-3107 WASW Work Motivation and Leadership in Social Work Management: A Review of Theories and Related Studies ELIZABETH A. FISHER E. A. Fisher Motivation and Leadership in Social Work Administration Department of Social Work‚ Shippensburg University‚ Shippensburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ USA Social work managers are confronted with the
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organization. High motivation levels among employees result in maximum utilization of resources. As the motivating factor varies from person to person‚ it’s extremely important to carefully research on the motivational strategy that an organization wants to implement. The most commonly used motivational techniques include bestowing employees with recognition and monetary benefits- these are referred to as Direct motivation. The approach adopted in this case is Indirect motivation which makes use of
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1 Theories of Motivation Motivation is regarded as one of the most important areas of study in the field of organizational behavior (Cadwallader‚ S. K. 2003). In a general way‚ the term motivation theory is concerned with the processes that describe how and why human behavior is directed and activated. How to improve and enhance the industry or company is based on how to motivate employees‚ which is an effective method to increase competitive businesses’ advantage and extend their value (Rahman
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Powell‚ T.‚ (1984) Industrial Salesforce Motivation: A Critique and Test of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need. Journal of Personal Selling & Saes Management‚ May‚ pp.33-39 Prather‚ C. (2009). The Manager ’s Guide to Fostering Innovation and Creativity in Teams. McGraw Hill Professional. Renko‚ M.‚ Kroeck‚ K.G.‚ Bullough‚ A.‚ (2012) Expectancy theory and nascent entrepreneurship. Small Business Economy‚ 39‚ pp.667-684 Teck-Hong‚ T.‚ Waheed‚ A.‚ (2011) Herzberg’s Motivation-Hygiene Theory and Job Satisfaction
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Introduction to Business Chaminade University of Honolulu Date (May 3April 17‚ 2013 Motivation Motivation plays a key role in the daily lives of most people. A well-motivated individual will be more attentive‚ efficient‚ hardworking‚ and happy. So what leads a person to be motivated? How can one obtain motivation? Maintain it? How is having a personal drive‚ or goals motivators for you in the work place or private life? When we look at what drives
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Motivation is the process of stimulating people to act in ways which serve the needs of the organization providing the stimulus. Simply put‚ motivation is discovering and applying whatever is needed to get the employee to carry out designated activities in specified ways. However‚ a clear distinction is made between attitude‚ which is a state of mind‚ and behavior‚ which is a state of action. A milestone in the relationship between the behavioral scientist and the manager was the "Hawthorne Experiments"
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Motivation Motivation Definition Motivation can be defined as the process that accounts for an individual’s intensity‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.11 Intensity is concerned with how hard a person tries. The effort has to be channelled in a direction that benefits the organization. Persistence is a measure of how long people can maintain their effort. There are two major categories of motivation theories (1) Content theories and (2) Process theories. Content
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MOTIVATION Concept of Motivation: Motivation is a psychological concept which acts as a force that propels a person to act or not to act in a certain way. Robert D. Irwin defines motivation as “Motivation means a process of stimulating people to action to accomplish a desired goal”. A manager needs to coordinate several factors of production and these factors can be classified into non human and human factors. The efficiency of non human factors such as material‚ machine‚ etc depends on the technology
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What is motivation? Motivation is generally defined as the force that compels us to action. It drives us to work hard and pushes us to succeed. Motivation influences our behavior and our ability to accomplish goals. There are many different forms of motivation. Each one influences behavior in its own unique way. No single type of motivation works for everyone. People’s personalities vary and so accordingly does the type of motivation‚ that is most effective at inspiring their conduct. Types
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