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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How to keep an ideal employee at work Running a company is a great challenge because its success mainly depends on the employees and their performance. If a company has managed to obtain an efficient and dedicated workforce‚ it will also have to retain it in order to achieve accomplishments. In the business world‚ people often change jobs when a better opportunity arises. However‚ if a company loses its best employees‚ it might indicate that something is wrong in the company which
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04/09/2014 One of the reasons why most people work is that they want to live‚ thus they need money‚ which can also be named as financial remuneration‚ as reward. Although money is important‚ the topic of how important is financial remuneration as a motivating factor for employees has long been the subject of debate. Although some experts argue that financial remuneration is the key motivating factor for employees as money can elevate employees’ purchasing
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Motivation Larry Page and Sergey Brin‚ the founders of Google Inc.‚ did not want to apply the traditional culture of corporation based on extrinsic rewards system only and where employees are stuck in a cubicle for hours without sharing ideas or experiences. As the traditional “Do a great job and you will be recompensed with a increment in your salary”. Larry Page and Sergey Brin‚ wanted to create something more‚ an innovative culture in which Human Resources will be call “People operations”‚
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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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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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acculturation process to assist new employees in adjusting to their jobs and work environment and instil a positive work attitude and motivation. It is also socializing process‚ the welcome and the initial introduction to the organization‚ and the work of the employee. Major objectives of orientation: 1. Gain employee commitment 2. Reduce one’s anxiety 3. Help the employee understand organization’s expectations; and 4. Convey what he can expect from the job and the organization A formal orientation
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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 one is security and safety. An employee of an organization always needs his job security and freedom in the organization
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Motivation: General definition A question anyone can ask themselves is: what keeps us going? What makes us wake up in the morning and live our daily life? What makes us who we are and what we are? Well the easy answer here is simply motivation; the desire to do things. Everyone has different motivations‚ different things that keep them going. What can motivate some people‚ can de-motivate others and vice versa. Moreover‚ what can motivate you today can de-motivate you tomorrow. Motivation can
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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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