STUDENT ID NUM: 4943538 A CRITICAL LITERATURE REVIEW OF MOTIVATIONAL THEORY The history of Motivational theory can be traced back to the beginning of the 20th century. There have been many theories and submissions of the subject matter of motivational theory. To have a better understanding of Motivational theory‚ we must understand the meaning of Motivation. Motivation is the physiological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action‚ that which
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Maslow’s hierarchy identifies the following five different types of needs arranged in a hierarchical order. 1. Physiological needs 2. Safety needs 3. Social needs 4. Esteem or ego needs 5. Self-actualization needs As explained by Maslow‚ people are initially motivated by the needs at the lowest level of need hierarchy. Unless this need is satisfied to a reasonable degree‚ they are not very much concerned with satisfaction of higher level need but when a lower level need is satisfied
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Maslow Abraham Maslow was a humanistic psychologist whose theories of self-actualization and hierarchy of needs had a significant impact on the field of human development. Maslow was a very optimistic theorist regarding human beings‚ with thoughts that he wanted humans to be happy and be the best that they can be regarding their life path. Maslow defined self-actualization as a human being realizing personal potential‚ self- fulfillment and one who seeks personal growth and
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Motivation is the driving force that some individuals need to move forward with goals of creating change. Motivational Interviewing (MI) in the group therapeutic context has a leader or therapist that aims to ascertain the underlying issues that may be maintaining a member’s behavior and blocking their motivation. The group therapy approach of Motivational Interviewing typically works well with homogenous groups that want to change some of the same types of behaviors. Alcoholics Anonymous is a group
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Frederick Herzberg – Two-Factor Theory of Motivation: 1. Introduction: The two-factor theory (also known as Herzberg ’s motivation-hygiene theory and dual-factor theory) states that there are certain factors in the workplace that cause job satisfaction‚ while a separate set of factors cause dissatisfaction. It was developed by psychologist Frederick Herzberg‚ who theorized that job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction act independently of each other. According to Herzberg‚ intrinsic motivators
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Application of Motivational Theory in the Organization Application of Motivational Theory in the Organization It was not long ago when employees were considered just ingredient in the production of goods and services. Today however‚ employees are much more of the equation and require more than just the carrot of a weekly paycheck. They require motivation. Motivation represents those psychological processes that cause arousal‚ direction‚ and persistence of voluntary actions that are goal directed
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This section will look at those motivations and examine some theories to help us understand and explain them in more depth. Then we can start to apply them in setting up a new venture. Maslow Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) is considered to be the father of motivation theory. His theories are still held in great esteem and form the basis of any study into the working of human motivation. His most famous theory revolves around the concept that there is a hierarchy of needs which are common to all
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Abraham Maslow was a man who has a tremendous influence on early childhood education. Maslow’s theory was about achieving self-actualization with the satisfaction of human needs. According to Maslow’s theory basic needs have to be satisfied before any other higher level needs can be satisfied. “Abraham Maslow proposed what has become an almost definitive model of self-actualization with his theory of hierarchy of needs.” (Hanley‚ Abell‚ 2002). The hierarchy consists of five different levels
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Maslow’s hierarchy needs theory has both pros and cons. According to his theory only few people are able to achieve self-actualization without fulfilling other needs. According to his theory an individual cannot become fully self-actualized without satisfying one’s physiological needs‚ without love‚ without a sense of belonging‚ without self-esteem. Some would oppose this theory. Some might think that the things he defined as needs are not really needs. No one can deny that food‚ air‚ shelter are
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Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory Melanie Bannister Abstract: This paper discusses the Herzberg theories of motivation also known as the two factor theory‚ or motivator-hygiene theory. Intending to discuss how the theory was developed‚ how reliable it is in the work place today‚ and if it plays a role in the motivation of people in the workforce. Introduction Frederick Herzberg developed his theory after Maslow’s theory of a need hierarchy. It seems parallel to Maslow’s in that Herzberg’s states
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