European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3‚ No.9‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Application of Frederick Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory in assessing and understanding employee motivation at work: a Ghanaian Perspective Kwasi Dartey-Baah (Corresponding Author) Department of Organisation & Human Resource Management‚ University of Ghana Business School P.O. Box LG78‚ Legon‚ Accra-Ghana‚ West Africa Telephone: 00233209621292 Email: kdartey-baah@ug.edu.gh
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Buchanan defines motivation. ‘Motivation is a decision-making process‚ through which the individual chooses the desired outcomes and sets in motion the behaviour appropriate to them’ Buchanan‚ D. & Huczynski‚ A. (2004) Organizational Behaviour An Introductory Text‚ 5th Ed Motivation is a desire to achieve a goal‚ combined with the energy to work towards that goal. Employees who are motivated have a desire to complete the requirements of the task at hand. Motivation is a key element
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Factors that influence teenagers’ sexual behaviors. Every human being engages himself in sexual acts from time to time‚ and for various reasons. Some of the reasons could be to fulfill their sexual desire‚ or maybe to prove their ability to attract the opposite sex. Sexual hormones begun to develop at a young age‚ they start working after puberty. Therefore‚ teenagers are more likely to respond to the change in their hormones. They seek in every way to satisfy their desire and keep up with the
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Describe the Factors Affecting Majority Influence A study was carried out by Solomon Asch which showed the factors which affected majority influence. In his study he wanted to see how group pressure affects group tasks with an obvious answer. The method he used to carry out this study was by using eight male students were arranged around a table but only one of them however was a real participant who turns up late and the others were confederates of the researchers. The task was to identify out
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Motivation Abstract Motivation is a key factor in implementing any type of leadership theory. This does not come without it’s own challenges. Each person is motivated in a different manner. To find what works for each person without going nuts is a trick! This paper focuses on different motivational theories‚ which include incentive theory‚ drive theory‚ arousal theory and humanistic theory. Verizon’s sales team and the issues around the area of motivation are also analyzed with an integration
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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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Factors that Influence Rainfall in the United States A type of precipitation is rainfall and it develops when water vapor condenses into droplets in the atmosphere thus becoming too heavy to stay suspended in the air so gravity causes them to fall. The pattern or occurrence of rainfall in the United States or basically anywhere in the world depends on several factors such as ground elevation‚ wind directions‚ location within a continental mass‚ areas of low pressure‚ cool fronts‚ jet streams and
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3.What is motivation..? Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job‚ role or subject‚ or to make an effort to attain a goal. Motivation results from the interaction of both conscious and unconscious factors such as the intensity of desire or need‚ incentive or reward value of the goal‚ and expectations of the individual and of his or her peers. These factors are the reasons one has for behaving a certain
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article in terms of : i) Title of paper/author of the paper Title: A Study on Factors that Influence Choice of Malaysian Institution of Higher Learning for International Graduate Students Authors: Mohd Taib Hj. Dora‚ Nik Rahila Dato’ Wan Ibrahim‚ Sharimllah Devi Ramachandran‚ Anisah Kasim & Mohd Shamsuri Md Saad Mohd Taib‚ Nik Rahila‚ Sharimllah‚ Anisah & Mohd Shamsuri. (2009). A study on factors that influence choice of Malaysian institution of higher learning for international graduate
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FACTORS THAT CAN INFLUENCE JUSTICE IN AMERICA Ivy Tech Community College Patricia Smihter Factors That Can Influence Justice In America There are several factors that can influence justice in America. I find that you can read and look up information all day on justice in America as far back as history goes. The constitution of the United States and the Supreme Court help set laws
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