Tourism Management 30 (2009) 890–899 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Tourism Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory of work motivation tested empirically on seasonal workers in hospitality and tourism Christine Lundberg a‚ *‚ Anna Gudmundson b‚ Tommy D. Andersson c a School of Business and Informatics‚ University College of Borås‚ Boras 501 90‚ Sweden ETOUR‚ Mid-Sweden University‚ Ostersund‚ Sweden c School of Business‚ Economics and
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Tourist Motivation Introduction: Nowadays‚ many destinations try to attract more international tourists and take advantage in tourism industry. Therefore‚ many researchers conduct a lot of reach to explore tourists’ behavior. Tourists’ motivation is one of the most popular reach topics to identify the behavior of the tourists. Although motivation is only one variable explaining tourist behavior‚ it is regarded as one of the most important variables because it is a force behind all behavior
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One of the most widely mentioned theories of motivation is the Hierarchy of Needs Theory put forth by Abraham Maslow. Maslow saw human needs in a form of hierarchy‚ ascending from the lowest to the highest. Once one set of needs were satisfied‚ this kind of need ceases to be a motivator. Maslow’s Theories of needs are: Physiological needs: These are important needs‚ for human life food‚ water‚ warmth‚ sleep‚ education. Without these needs satisfied to a degree‚ no other motivating factors
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Workplace Motivation Employee motivation in the workplace is a major factor in helping a company to run smoothly. If employees are not motivated to perform to the best of their abilities the company could easily lose clients or take the company to the brink of bankruptcy. This paper will examine how various motivational strategies affect productivity at South Point Apartment Complex in Corpus Christi‚ Texas. The following paper will then identify and analyze the implications of applying two motivational
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Student motivation is a critical educational issue that districts all around the country should deal with on a daily basis. More and more students are unmotivated for several reasons‚ for example they might have problems at home‚ they lack good teachers‚ parents don’t encourage them enough or they just began to lose interest in school or don’t find school amusing. Students should be the main priority to a district or school but instead money is. Districts are so focused on saving money that they
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Taking into account all the many “Work Motivation Theories” that you have learned‚ read and analyzed‚ state how some of the leading theories and studies have contributed to the objective of “Sustainable Personnel Output” for organizations to realize profitability and growth. To discuss motivation in this paper‚ it is essential that we establish a straightforward definition for what we wish to analyze. I will use Stephen Robbins’ definition of motivation in his book “Organizational Behavior” (2001
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Motivation: 1. Giving the reason to act a. The act of giving somebody a reason or incentive to do something 2. enthusiasm a. a feeling of enthusiasm‚ interest‚ or commitment that makes somebody want to do something that causes such a feeling 3. reason a. a reason for doing something or behaving in a particular way 4. forces determining behavior a. Psychology the biological‚ emotional‚ cognitive‚ or social forces that activate and direct behavior. Out of the given definitions of what
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According to the reading material Psychology and Your Life (2010)‚ the five approaches to motivation are instinct‚ drive reduction‚ arousal‚ incentive‚ and cognitive. Instincts are said to be “inborn patterns of behavior that are biologically determined rather than learned.” (University of Phoenix‚ 2010‚ pp. 244-248). The theory of instinct affects motivation because it is said to be preprogrammed into the person or animal. These kinds of responses are able to keep you alive. There are many psychologists
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Motivation Drivers. Mc.Clelland’s Theory McClelland’s Human Motivation Theory states that every person has one of three main driving motivators: the needs for achievement‚ affiliation‚ or power. These motivators are not inherent; we develop them through our culture and life experiences. This theory can help you to identify the dominant motivators of people on your team. You can then use this information to influence how you set goals and provide feedback‚ and how you motivate and reward team members
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THE IMPORTANCE OF PAY IN EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION: DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN WHAT PEOPLE SAY AND WHAT THEY DO Sara L. Rynes‚ Barry Gerhart‚ and Kathleen A. Minette A majority of human resources professionals appear to believe that employees are likely to overreport the importance of pay in employee surveys. However‚ research suggests the opposite is actually true. We review evidence showing the discrepancies between what people say and do with respect to pay. We then discuss why pay is likely to be
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