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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CASE INCIDENT 1 : MOTIVATION IN THE HONG KONG POLICE FORCE Would you be interested in working as a Hong Kong police officer?Why or why not? I would be interested in working as Hong Kong police officer because the department is paying great attention to the employees morale and motivation.This can be seen by the way the department treat their employees by rewarding them with awards and recognition after the employee had accomplished a special achievement and performed their assigned duties at
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THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN RESOURCE‚ MARKETING AND MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Ayse TANSEL CETIN Gebze Institute of Technology‚ TR ABSTRACT In today’s competitive environment‚ in order for a company to exist‚ it must continually improve its performance by reducing cost‚ improving quality and productivity‚ and easy access to market. Therefore‚ businesses have to know the factors which affect their performance and manage these factors effectively in order to survive and face an
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their needs on one hand and to accomplish the organisation’s objectives on the other hand. Motivation is therefore seen worldwide as an inevitable panacea for increase productivity not only in the industrial or social setting but also in the institutions of higher learning. Psychologist‚ sociologist‚ anthropologist and management experts have propounded relevant theories buttressing the significance of motivation. Abraham Maslow (1954)1 in his hierarchy of needs theory opinion‚ “that an individual have
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1. Define motivation‚ critically evaluate contribution of Mc GREGOR to MOTIVATION As a vehicle need fuel to move and it is an drving force for vehicle‚ in the same manner any persone need some driven trigger to move of to complete the given task‚ this fuel called motivation in psychological language. This need to be mention that this motivation factor can be internal or external. As an organization‚ this is compulsory to appraise the achievement and recognized the employee’s positive result
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According to Lockley (2012) offering training and development programs that effectively contributes to personal and professional growth of individuals is another effective employee motivation strategy. At the same time‚ Lockley (2012) warns that in order for motivational aspects of training and development initiatives to be increased‚ ideally they need to be devised and implemented by a third party with relevant competency and experience. Alternative working patterns such as job-rotating‚ job-sharing
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Effect of Labor Unions Economic Performance Dec. 10‚ 2012 Kidong Kang(Kenny) I. Introduction According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2011‚ 11.8% of workers are members of unions in the labor force as a whole. Especially in the private sector‚ there was obvious tendency to decrease of unionization. Only 6.9% workers in the United States belong to labor unions in 2011. That was more than 2% drops compared to in 2000 era. The basic dilemma faced by unionization is the need to serve the
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Despite this‚ the research community remain mixed on whether high turnover impacts upon performance. There appear to be some contrasting hypothesis at play. The first suggests that turnover naturally affects performance. Those that leave are often experienced staff‚ and it naturally takes time to replace that expertise. They also develop the internal networks required to do their jobs well‚ which again is difficult to replace in the short-term. A second hypothesis is that companies with high staff
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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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THE EFFECT OF STUDY HABITS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FRESHMEN Information Technology STUDENTS IN National UNIVERSITY‚ Sampaloc Manila‚ SCHOOL YEAR 2010-2011” A research proposal Table of Contents Chapter Page 1 The Problem Introduction... ... ... ... . 1 Conceptual Framework... ... . . . 3 Schematic Diagram... ... . . . . . 3 Statement of the Problem.. ... . . .. 5 Null Hypothesis.. ... . . . . . . . 6 Significance of the Study.. ... . . . .. 6 Scope and Limitations.. ... . . . .
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