MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this report‚ we focus on a particular salesman‚ assumed as Mr. Rohit Puri‚ who works in TATA Motors‚ India. We first address the current situation of the company and Mr. Puri’s job‚ also the issues faced by him in the company. In the second part we analyse two motivational theories in detail that shall help in bringing improvements in job performance of salesmen and also prove beneficial to the company as a whole. TATA MOTORS TATA motors is one of
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1. Introduction 1.1. Background Motivation (Atkinson‚ 1964) can be defined as the will to do‚ the urge to achieve goals‚ the drive to excel. There are many way to the study of motivation‚ but the most studied are ”Content” and “Process” theories emphasizing respectively the what and how of motivation. These factors are also critical component to increase the employee morale (Baehr & Renck‚ 1958) during the recession period. During recession period‚ one of the way that the company practice is to
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Week 4 Gardner’s Theory Gardner’s Theory states that the human brain has seven separate intelligences that support learning. Gardner’s Theory also states that some students may show stronger learning skills of one or more of the seven intelligences. The seven Intelligences are: Logical-Mathematical‚ Linguistic‚ Spatial‚ Musical‚ Bodily Kinesthetic‚ Interpersonal‚ and Intrapersonal Intelligences. Logical-Mathematical Intelligence is reasoning and calculating. They are unique people who likes math
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the most for initially pursuing careers in special education. Furthermore‚ most of the interviewees reported satisfaction within their jobs‚ but noted excessive demands and lack of administrative support as contributing to job dissatisfaction. Motivational Factors toward Pursuing a Career in Special Education Chronic shortages in the field of special education continue to pose challenges for public schools across the United States (Billingsley‚ Carlson‚ & Klein‚ 2004; Boe‚ 2006; Billingsley & McLeskey
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Motivation Theory Needs – drives – behaviour – goals – reduction or release of tension Behaviour is both directed to‚ and results from‚ unsatisfied needs. The word unsatisfied is most important. As Maslow says‚ “If we are interested in what actually motivates us and not what has or will‚ or might motivate us‚ then a satisfied need is not a motivator.” Kelly’s model of motivation presents a sort of chicken-egg dilemma. Which comes first‚ the goal or the need? When we talk about behaviour being
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MGT420 Individual Theory Matrix | |Major Concepts |Process of Theory Proposed |Process-Driven Quality |Customer-Driven Quality |Company Example That Has Applied | |Theorist: | | |Requirements |Requirements |This Theory | |Juran |Promotes the view that |Represented
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ADMINISTRATIVE THEORY: Theory means a formal statement of rules on which a subject of study is based or ideas which are suggested to explain a fact or an event or‚more generally‚ an opinion or explanation. Administrative theory consist of those concets given by experienced administrators or obseervation of the operational situations in administration‚they may be divided from comparative studies or they maybe ideas and opinions of intellectuals. Administrative theories are those
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Theory X‚ Theory Y by Douglas McGregor is a motivation theory. Douglas McGregor is a social psychologist and applied two sets of assumptions to the organizational structure called Theory X and Theory Y. His theory is based on managerial views of human beings. In his book‚ The Human Side of Enterprise‚ he outlined a new role for managers. He stated that managers should assist subordinates in reaching their full potential‚ rather than commanding and controlling. Theory X is negative and Theory Y can
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Philosophy Ego Theory and Bundle Theory Derek Parfit’s views on personal identity and the Ego and Bundle Theory are all summarized in his article “Divided Minds and the Nature of Persons”. In his article‚ Parfit explains the distinction between Ego theory and Bundle theory and provides several arguments against Ego Theory. Although it proves to be very difficult to believe the Bundle Theory‚ Parfit’s critique is convincing and well thought out. In order to defend the Bundle Theory of personal identity
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Motivation Theories Mc Gregor Theory X and Theory Y Mc Gregor outlined two sets of theories and he labelled them theory X and theory Y. Theory X and Theory Y offer different perspectives on how to best motivate employees as a manager. Your management style is strongly influenced by your beliefs and assumptions about what motivates members of your team: If you believe that team members dislike work‚ you will tend towards an authoritarian style of management (Theory X); On the other hand‚ if
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