| MOTIVATION AT WORK | | | | | | Introduction Motivation has been defined as the psychological process that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior(Reference 1). In psychology‚ motivation refers to the intention of achieving a goal‚ leading to goal-directed behavior (Reference 2). In simplistic terms‚ we can define motivation as the desire and willingness to do something
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Management Review‚ 22‚ 26- 256. Osterloh‚ M.‚ & Frey‚ B. S. (1999). Motivation‚ knowledge transfer‚ and organizationl form. Working Paper Series for the Institute for Empirical Research in Economics‚ Working Paper No. 27. University of Zurich. Porter‚ L. W.‚ & Lawler‚ E. E. III (1968). Managerial attitudes and performance. Homewood‚ III.: Richard D. Irwin. Robinson‚ S.L.‚ Kraatz‚ M.S.‚ & Rousseau‚ D.M. (1994). Changing obligations and the psychological contract: A longitudinal study. Academy of Management
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Sherin White Reading & Writing course C Language & Learning Unit 03rd Sept 2010 1165 words What are the advantages and disadvantages of large versus small organisations? Porter‚ Lawler and Hackman (1975) state that organisation is a social entity‚ existing in order to achieve certain goals‚ involving specialisation and having some degree of permanence. It is composed of two or more people but the actual number and the way in
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Theoretical Framework Theories on Human Needs in Organization Probably psychologist Abraham Maslow’s proposed the best known theory of human needs in organizations (as citied by Baron and Greenberg‚ 1995). Maslow believes that people‚ in general‚ have five basic categories of needs that are achieved in as specific order: physiological‚ safety‚ social‚ esteem and self-actualization needs. This means that once the most fundamental of all needs is satisfied. Despite
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CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Back Ground of the Study The study was attempted to investigate analytically the major causes of employees’ motivation in Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. To accomplish this‚ the research was considered to take appropriate data that relevant to the problem. Since‚ Commercial Bank of Ethiopia is the major sector that supports the current development of Ethiopia economy and the five years of transformation plan‚ so it should be better to take study to identify the major
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212-226 | Aim / Purpose of article | In this article‚ we discuss the application of a motivational model that provides a practical tool for individuals wishing to assume leadership roles. This model‚ namely expectancy theory (Vroom‚ 1964; Porter and Lawler‚ 1968)‚ suggests that individuals‚ acting through self-interest‚ adopt courses of action perceived as maximizing the probability of desirable outcomes for themselves. This desire to maximize self-interest provides aspiring leaders with unique
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Effects of Realistic Job Previews Introduction The theory that Realistic Job Previews which have been widely discussed in academia and accepted by multiple organizations has been proved beneficial for candidates to make better decisions and to reduce subsequent dissatisfaction‚ even turnover rate. This outcome can be partly attributed to review articles by Wanous (1977). According to his review about organizational entry‚ “For varieties of organizations‚ during the process of recruitment of new
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Effect of basic motivational factors on construction workforce productivity in turkey. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management 14‚ (2)‚ 95–106 Kelly‚ H.H. (1971). Attributions in social interactions. Morristown‚ N.J: General learning press. Lawler‚ E.E. & Porter‚ L.W. (1967). The Effect of Performance on job satisfaction‚ Industrial Relation‚ 6 (3)‚ October. Locke‚ E.A. (1968). Towards a theory of task motivation and incentives. Organisational Behaviour and Human Performance‚ 3‚ 157 – 189. Maslow‚
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