European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3‚ No.9‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Application of Frederick Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory in assessing and understanding employee motivation at work: a Ghanaian Perspective Kwasi Dartey-Baah (Corresponding Author) Department of Organisation & Human Resource Management‚ University of Ghana Business School P.O. Box LG78‚ Legon‚ Accra-Ghana‚ West Africa Telephone: 00233209621292 Email: kdartey-baah@ug.edu.gh
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Using Rewards to motivate employees MOTIVATION Some individuals are driven to succeed. A students who struggles to read a textbook for more than 20 minutes may devour Two States in a day. This document tries to put perspective into the reasons behind these varying degrees of motivation. Remember than the levels of motivation varies both between individuals and within individuals at different times. There are three key elements that define motivation‚ namely‚ Intensity‚ Direction and Persistence
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The impact of a reward sytem on employee motivation in Motonet-Espoo Carolina Mikander Carolina Mikander Degree Thesis International Business 2010 Carolina Mikander DEGREE THESIS Arcada Degree Programme: Identification number: Author: Title: International Business 3071 Carolina Mikander The impact of a reward sytem on employee motivation in Motonet-Espoo Sveinn Eldon Motonet Oy Supervisor (Arcada): Commissioned by: Abstract: The purpose of the thesis was to investigate and
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Motivation 1. How does Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory explain how companies are attracting and retaining Gen Y employees? Herzberg’s two-factor theory identifies job context as the source of job dissatisfaction and job content as the source of job satisfaction. Hygiene factor in the job context are sources of job dissatisfaction. Motivator factors in the job content are sources of job satisfaction. In this theory‚ job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction are separate dimensions in the two-factor
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LLC ISSN: 0364-3107 print/1544-4376 online DOI: 10.1080/03643100902769160 Administration in Social Work‚ Vol. 33‚ No. 2‚ February 2009: pp. 0–0 1544-4376 0364-3107 WASW Work Motivation and Leadership in Social Work Management: A Review of Theories and Related Studies ELIZABETH A. FISHER E. A. Fisher Motivation and Leadership in Social Work Administration Department of Social Work‚ Shippensburg University‚ Shippensburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ USA Social work managers are confronted with the
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Sources of Motivation and Our Behavior Angela Atwater PSY 355 February 10‚ 2013 Dr. Neysa Hatcher Motivation is what moves us to start exercising regularly‚ eating healthier or pursing further education. Whatever our goals may be‚ in order to accomplish them and endure the obstacles along the way‚ our motives and incentives must remain in focus. Each of us has someone or something that drives us toward an action or shapes our behaviors and it varies from earning a specific income
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According to Greenberg (1999)‚ motivation is defines “as a process of arousing‚ directing and maintaining behavior towards a goal.” Where “directing” refers to the selection of a particular behavior; and ‘maintenance” refers to the inclination to behave with consistency in that manner until the desired outcome is met. Motivation is the force that transforms and uplifts people to be productive and perform in their jobs. Maximizing employee’s motivation is a necessary and vital to successfully accomplish
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1 Theories of Motivation Motivation is regarded as one of the most important areas of study in the field of organizational behavior (Cadwallader‚ S. K. 2003). In a general way‚ the term motivation theory is concerned with the processes that describe how and why human behavior is directed and activated. How to improve and enhance the industry or company is based on how to motivate employees‚ which is an effective method to increase competitive businesses’ advantage and extend their value (Rahman
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Session 4 (Motivation) Motivation in an organizational context is the processes that account for an individual’s intensity (how hard the person tries)‚ direction (the orientation that benefits the organization)‚ and persistence of effort (how long a person can maintain his/her effort) toward attaining a goal. 1. Maslow’s Hierarch of Needs Theory – hypothesized that every human being has needs (shown in the form of a pyramid) that need to be satisfied at each level before moving upward to the
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Summary 12.1 Motivating for Performance Motivation is defined as the psychological processes that arouse and direct goal–directed behavior. In a simple model of motivation‚ people have certain needs that motivate them to perform specific behaviors for which they receive rewards that feed back and satisfy the original need. Rewards are of two types: (1) An extrinsic reward is the payoff‚ such as money‚ a person receives from others for performing a particular task. (2) An intrinsic reward is
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