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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An understanding of the psychological theories of motivation allows one to critically analyse a total rewards approach. Motivation is seen as an important notion in psychology. Psychologically people have their own interior motivations‚ such as love‚ happiness and self-worth and they are also motivated by things outside themselves that for some reasons may cause them to take action. It is the process by which we behave the way we do and direct and make us persevere in our efforts to accomplish
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difference is most likely due to the position the individual holds in a particular firm or organisation. This essay will analyze whether the best way to increase work motivation is through financial rewards. When it comes to motivation‚ there are various theories espoused with the ultimate aim of increasing an employee’s work performance. Motivation is defined as being “the cognitive decision-making process through which goal-directed behaviour is initiated‚ energized‚ directed and maintained” (Buchanan &
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1 MEANING OF MOTIVATION Motivation has been variously defined by scholars‚ usually one or more of these words are include in the definition: desires‚ wants‚ aims‚ goals‚ drims‚ motives and incentives. “Motivation” is a Latin word‚ meaning “to move”. Human motives are internalized goals within individuals. As Berelson and Steiver state: “A motive is an inner state that energizes‚ activates or moves and directs or channels behaviour toward goals”. Definition of motivation “According
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organization‚ Employee Motivation is generally considered a core element in running a successful business. Either negatively or positively‚ your life on earth is about accomplishments. Dictionary.com defines accomplishment as "an act or instance of carrying into effect a deed or achievement." Your life is a mixture of the accomplishment twins‚ accomplishment and lack of accomplishment. What determines which one the twins are most powerful in your life? I believe its ability‚ motivation and attitude.
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Political Environment Case Study Ursula Wilson CJA/444 August 24‚ 2012 Monty Spencer Political Environment Case Study This case study forms a textbook example of how politics can have a negative effect on the development of policies and programs‚ especially concerning issues within the criminal justice system. The newly elected governor is a retired football player known for his status
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academic institutions for pharmacy under Rajiv Gandhi University of health sciences. Prospective Interest------ chemistry Pharmaceutical science is a multi faceted field‚ which incorporates a myriad number of subjects‚ which Include biotechnology‚ physiology‚ pharmacology‚ pharmaceutics‚ molecular biology so on and so forth. But one field that stands out in its contribution to pharmacy is chemistry. The four years of my course work in B-pharmacy have convinced me of the fact that pharmaceutical
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Computer science is the discipline that has made this entirely new way of life possible for us as a nation‚ world‚ and species. The study of computer science‚ like other subjects in a liberal arts education‚ gives us a broad and deep understanding of the fundamental concepts and principles underlying much of our world. When you go to banks what do you see? When you go to airports‚ what do you see representatives use to carry out flight reservations? When it is time to vote for a new president‚ what
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MOTIVATION Concept of Motivation: Motivation is a psychological concept which acts as a force that propels a person to act or not to act in a certain way. Robert D. Irwin defines motivation as “Motivation means a process of stimulating people to action to accomplish a desired goal”. A manager needs to coordinate several factors of production and these factors can be classified into non human and human factors. The efficiency of non human factors such as material‚ machine‚ etc depends on the technology
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Study Guide: Intro to Social Sciences Anthropology: * How culture contributes to the make-up of humanity * Science of people (origin‚ classification‚ distribution‚ races‚ physical character‚ culture) * Emphasis on cultural relativity‚ in-depth examination of context and cross-cultural comparisons * Anthropologists: Ruth Benedict‚ Margaret Mead * Both quantitative and qualitative methods of research * Fields: Biological/physical anthropology‚ Sociocultural anthropology‚ archaeology
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