5 MOTIVATION AT WORK CHAPTER SCAN THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO CHAPTERS ON MOTIVATION‚ BEHAVIOR‚ AND PERFORMANCE. THIS CHAPTER ADDRESSES THE EARLY CONTENT THEORIES OF MOTIVATION THAT ARE RELATED TO THE INTERNAL FACTORS THAT EXPLAIN BEHAVIOR. MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS AND MCGREGOR’S ASSUMPTIONS ARE DISCUSSED AND COMPARED. MCCLELLAND’S NEED THEORY IS PRESENTED‚ FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF HERZBERG’S TWO-FACTOR THEORY OF HYGIENE FACTORS
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women sometimes think of themselves as walking a political/gender tightrope” (p.1)‚ in that African women are concerned about the large number of economic and political problems facing their communities‚ but at the same time they are “grappling with how to affirm their own identities while transforming societal notions of gender and familial roles” (Mikell‚ 1997‚ p.1). The paper examines the many challenges women still face in taking leadership positions‚ including the barriers related to culture and
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1) Various managerial techniques used to motivate people Motivation is the act of stimulating someone or oneself to get a desired course of action‚ to push the right button to get a desired result. Motivation has been shown to have roots in physiological‚ behavioral‚ cognitive‚ and social areas. Various managerial techniques used to motivate people A) Monetary or financial incentives Monetary incentives are offered in terms of money. Such incentives provide more cash or
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Women in the Vedas and the Puranas: Empowered or Not? Dr. S.R.Ivaturi Reader in Sanskrit SRR & CVR Govt. College Vijayawada There has been a divided opinion regarding the position of women in the Vedic and Puranic ages. According to many scholars the Vedas accord a position of importance to women. There was considerable freedom enjoyed by them in matters of marriage‚ education etc. William Durant sums up the position of the Vedic woman thus: "Women enjoyed far greater freedom in the
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Women empowerment Historical Back ground of enslaving Women:- Considering sacrifices‚ sufferings & contribution of women for the welfare of the family‚ in the early times of human history‚ the families were Matriarchal (mother as head of the family).Although woman was not weaker than man‚ during menstruation‚ pregnancy & child birth she had to depend upon man.‚ who subsequently enslaved her and society took the form of “Patriarchal” (Father as Ruler & Head of family)
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Motivation Motivation is the driving force that is applied in an organisation to assist in the achievement of the laid goals (accel-team: 2010). Motivation in the workplace aims at triggering human behavior and their need to work. Relatively‚ it is a process by which people seek to satisfy their basic drives and it is what drives production in the work place. Basic model of motivation In his book ‘management theory and practice’‚ Cole has outlined the basic model of motivation (Cole:
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Sources of Motivation and Our Behavior Angela Atwater PSY 355 February 10‚ 2013 Dr. Neysa Hatcher Motivation is what moves us to start exercising regularly‚ eating healthier or pursing further education. Whatever our goals may be‚ in order to accomplish them and endure the obstacles along the way‚ our motives and incentives must remain in focus. Each of us has someone or something that drives us toward an action or shapes our behaviors and it varies from earning a specific income
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|BASIC MOTIVATION CONCEPTS | LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ students should be able to: 1. Outline the motivation process. 2. Describe Maslow’s need hierarchy. 3. Contrast Theory X and Theory Y. 4. Differentiate motivators from hygiene factors. 5. List the characteristics that high achievers prefer in a job. 6. Summarize the types of goals that
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usually generates a great deal of attention from most managers‚ administrators and those involved in Human Resources Management is the issue of how to successfully motivate employee. While it is true that aspects like staff recruitment‚ controlling‚ managing‚ leading‚ and many more are of great importance to the success of an organization‚ Employee Motivation is generally considered a core element in running a successful business. Either negatively or positively‚ your life on earth is about accomplishments
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Motivation may be defined as psychological forces that determine the direction of a person’s behavior in an organization. Motivation is central to management because it explains why people behave the way they do. A persons’ behavior tells how motivated they are to do their job at a higher performance level. There is intrinsically and extrinsic sources for motivation (Gareth‚ 2009) There are also two motivational theories which explains how an employee can be motivated. Intrinsic behavior is
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