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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with Caitlin and her blatant lack of motivation. Recognizing un-motivated students is something most educators can do on a daily basis‚ however‚ knowing how to resolve the issue is another story altogether. The student’s goals are what sets their drive for achievements and is how they self-motivate themselves. Motivational theories are how these students can reach their goals and break out of the ”I don’t care” downward spiral. When students have no motivation they tend to reach out with statements
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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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motivational factors that are required in order to obtain some form of academic success. The articles focused on both Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and how a student can draw from either one. The articles also took into account the different types of learning styles that are utilized by our students and how these different approaches can impact the will (motivation) and desire (effort) of a student. It is widely known that Academic achievement is connected to a person’s learning style and how motivated
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Three types of motivational theory can be seen in different organization. The theories are: Maslow’s hierarchy theory‚ Herzberg’s theory and vroom’s theory. Maslow’s theory indicates that where motivation fulfills the demand and needs of an employee. Maslow discovered the theory in 1943. This theory can be shown as pyramid. There are down to top approach in this theory. A new comer always needs his job for satisfying himself by getting food and shelter which is a psychological need. The second lower
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I. Introduction to Motivation Motivation is the inner state that causes an individual to behave in a way that ensures the accomplishment of some goal. In other word‚ motivation explains why people act as they do. The better a manager understands organization members’ behavior‚ the more able that manager will be to influence subordinates’ behavior to make it more consistent with the accomplishment of organizational objectives. Because productivity is a result of the behavior of organizational members
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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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considered by the organisation. The pyramid that is typically used to describe Maslow’s (1943) theory (Appendix 2) shows the process in which employees rise from one step to the next. Maslow’s (1943) pyramid allows employees to evaluate their personal motivation within set stages‚ with basic needs at the bottom and higher needs at the top. Although there are limitations to this theory “Maslow’s theory has attracted two main criticisms. First‚ it is vague and cannot readily predict behaviour. Second‚ it’s
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CAFETERIA MEAL SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE This section is about the food in the cafeteria. The questionnaire will help us in determining the taste‚ preferences and satisfaction level of the employees. Your responses & opinions will contribute in designing a better module to ensure meal satisfaction and high quality of food service. Details of the Organisation: Details to be filled by Admin/HR Department: 1. The need for you to
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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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