INSTITUTION: KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY‚ KUMASI DEPARTMENT: BUILDINGTECHNOLOGY NAME: PHILIP QUAQUE AHIABOR PROGRAMME: QSCE 4 RESEARCH TOPIC: MOTIVATION OF WORKERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN GHANA (CASE STUDY: SELECTED CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN GREATER ACCRA REGION) CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Motivation is the set of reasons that encourages one to engage in a particular behaviour. The term is generally used for human motivation but‚ it can be used to describe the causes
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1. Introduction The companies’ leaders can improve their business by investing in development new products or services‚ improvement product or service quality‚ and enhancement marketing and sales. Another possible investment is improving the way a company manages its people – tends to receive less attention. Human Resource Management is very important for business as it involves a variety of activities that deal with the ‘human side of organisation’ (Griffiths and Wall‚ 2005). Armstrong
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Motivation in Individual Prepared by: LOURDES MARIAN P. PEŇALOSA Chapter Objectives • Characterize the nature of motivation‚ including its importance and basic historical perspectives • Describe the need-based perspectives on motivation. • Explain the major process-based perspectives on motivation. • Describe learning-based perspectives on motivation. The Nature of Motivation • Motivation – The set of forces that leads people to behave in a particular way. • The Importance of Motivation – Job
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impacts on people’s motivation and their work-related behaviour in organizations (Lawler‚ 1981; Opsahl and Dunnette‚ 1966; Whyte‚ 1955). However‚ money isn’t everything and its meaning is in the eye of the beholder (McClelland‚ 1967). To some‚ money is a motivator (Lawler‚ 1981). However‚ Herzberg‚ Mausner‚ and Snyderman (1959) stated that money is a hygiene factor. Tang et al (2002) has concluded that indeed the love of money is the root of all evil. However‚ understanding what money means to different
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Classic Phillipe Haspeslagh‚ Tomo Noda‚ and Fares Boulos (2001)‚ Managing for Value: It ’s Not Just About the Numbers‚ Harvard Business Review Frederick Herzberg (1968)‚ One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees‚ Harvard Business Review John P. Kotter (1982)‚ What Effective General Managers Really Do‚ Harvard Business Review Classic David C. McClelland and David H. Burnham (1976)‚ Power is the Great Motivator‚ Harvard Business Review
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Understanding what drives people to do something‚ enables managers to help employees maintain focus for the good of the organization. Modern day motivational theories are all derived from the early theorists such as Taylor‚ Maslow‚ Herzberg‚ Mayo‚ and McClelland. Taylor’s theory was that individuals were motivated by pay. Maslow’s theory‚ probably the most recognized‚ was based on an individual’s basic needs – physiological‚ safety‚ social‚ esteem‚ and self-actualization‚ while Herzberg’s theory
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introduction This essay compares and contrasts the “Classical” and “Human Relations” approaches to management. It focuses on how these approaches are similar and compatible and looks at their differences and incompatibilities. The organisation In 1948 ?? was born‚ nearly 60 years later it became ??During that time there have been many changes‚ and the new name reflects its new role. It no longer just deals with fires‚ but with a much wider range of incidents from road traffic collisions
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Problem Main Problem: The communication obstructions created by the lack of motivational stimulus present within a workplace. Specific Problems: 1. Bizarre nature of the institution’s financial arrangement. 2. Complicated compensation structure of the institution. 3. Peculiarity of the administrative powers vested to officials of the organization. 4. Unacceptable stance of the members of the institution at the superior levels. 5. Personal connection between employees. Objectives
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21st Century Carson B. (1999)‚ The Big Picture; A true Story of How I Converted my Fortunes to Misfortunes. McGraw Hill. New York. America. Gay N. (1996). The Science of Research onto Motivation at Work. The educators Guide. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Herzberg‚ F. (1966). Work and the Nature of Man. Cleveland: World Publishing Press. Komb‚ S. R. (2005). The Basis of Motivation and Achievements: Goals and outcomes. The Future of Managers‚ Boston 5(3)‚ 94-114. Mwamwenda‚ T. S. (1995). Educational Psychology:
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management & group dynamics are core of this approach. HUMAN BEHAVIOUR APPROACH Contd.. • Uses – Demonstrates how management can be effective by applying knowledge of organisation behaviour. • Contributors – Maslow‚ Herzberg‚ Vroom‚ Mc Cleland‚ Argyris‚ Likert‚ Lewin‚ Mc Gregor‚ etc. • Limitations – Treating management as equivalent to human behaviour. – Talks about organisation & organisation behaviour in
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