UNDERSTAND WAYS OF USING MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES IN ORGANIZATIONS. Motivation is a term that refers to a process that elicits‚ controls‚ and sustains certain behaviors. For instance: An individual has not eaten‚ he or she feels hungry‚ as a response he or she eats and diminishes feelings of hunger. Motivation is a general term for a group of phenomena that affect the nature of an individual’s behaviour‚ the strength of the behaviour‚ and the persistence of the behaviour THEORIES OF MOTIVATION Herzberg’s
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Assignment for International Business Critically evaluate McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. How far is it applicable to management and employee motivation in contemporary Chinese organizations? Student Name: Xin Guo ID 6511517 Module code: X10FCD I give permission for this paper to be used for future research and training purposes. Yes Critically evaluate McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. How far is it applicable to management and employee motivation in contemporary
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Organisational Behaviour Motivational Theory Maslow & Skinner 23 February 2013 1 Index: • Executive Summary 1. A Critical Comparison of Maslow’s Theory of Motivation with Skinner’s Reinforcement Theory in the South African Context 2. A Critical Evaluation of the similarities and differences of the Reinforcement Theory and Expectancy Theory in the South African Context 3. Encouraging Effective Performance through a Reward System by applying the Motivational Theories 2 Executive
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Running head: MOTIVATIONAL PLAN Motivational Plan Essay Douglas C. Soles Grand Canyon University: EDA 575 January 12‚ 2011 There are five basic theories of motivation. 1) Self-determination theory states that people have three basic needs. 2) Attribution theory wants to know why things happen. 3) Expectancy-value theory is interested in a person’s beliefs about abilities. 4) Social cognitive theory states that human behavior comes from their attributes. 5) Goal orientation theory wants to
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Motivational Strategies and Productivity Cynthia Henry PSY 320 June 4‚ 2012 Sandra Branton‚ EdD Motivational Strategies and Productivity Introduction Recent research by Gallup and Harris Interactive polling shows that ninety percent of managers are either disengaged or distracted from key priorities and only ten percent are focused on what matters most to their organizations. More discouraging are the findings regarding employees. Poll results showed that only twenty nine percent of all
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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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Introduction to Personality Theory 5 What is a Theory 6 Why Different theories 9 II. Theories of Personality 11-98 Psychoanalytic Theory 11-21 Humanistic Theory 21-36 Trait and Factor Theories- Big Five Factors 36-49 Biological and Genetic Theories 49-52
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society. Equity theory is social justice theory‚ designed by Adams in 1963. It claims that individuals review the inputs and outcomes of themselves and others‚ and in situations of inequity‚ experience greater cognitive dissonance than individuals in equitable situations. This kind of equity is perceived as social justice in society (or company‚ or any other environment that involves individuals). Equity theory draws from exchange‚ dissonance‚ and social comparison theories in making predictions
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4.0 Motivational Theories The motivational theories works on the development of a healthy relationship between managers and workers to create a conducive working environment as well as satisfying each of the individual’s need in the workplace and to motivate them (Rozalin‚ 2013). The motivational theories include the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and McGregor’s Theory X and Y. The Hierarchy of Needs is a five-stage model with respect to employee’s motivation‚ including physiological needs‚ safety
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Date: 27 April 2012 McGregor’s XY Theory In 1960‚ American social psychiatrist‚ Douglas McGregor wrote a book titled ‘The Human Side Of Enterprise’. It was in this book that McGregor first proposed his famous XY theory. McGregor’s XY Theory is a type of motivational management. McGregor’s theory is incredibly simple yet effective. Most of the fundamental elements of the XY Theory rely solely on how the manager views their employees. Even though McGregor’s theory is over fifty years old‚ it is still
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