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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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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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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Motivation may be defined as psychological forces that determine the direction of a person’s behavior in an organization. Motivation is central to management because it explains why people behave the way they do. A persons’ behavior tells how motivated they are to do their job at a higher performance level. There is intrinsically and extrinsic sources for motivation (Gareth‚ 2009) There are also two motivational theories which explains how an employee can be motivated. Intrinsic behavior is
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Gawel‚ Joseph E. (1997). Herzberg ’s theory of motivation and maslow ’s hierarchy of needs. Practical Assessment‚ Research & Evaluation‚ 5(11). Retrieved September 19‚ 2008 from http://PAREonline.net/getvn.asp?v=5&n=11 . This paper has been viewed 245‚512 times since 11/13/1999. Herzberg ’s theory of motivation and Maslow ’s hierarchy of needs Joseph E. Gawel‚ The Catholic University of America Among various behavioral theories long generally believed and embraced by American business are
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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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You must somehow motivate them to induce to action. It is clear that the main motivating factor are wages‚ but there are many other factors that cause a person to work with. Motivation is a way to encourage yourself and others to action purposefully to achieve the goal. It is a certain external factor affecting the person and his inner state‚ which increases person’s desire to work. Content-based theories Content-based theories of motivation based on identification
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Maslow’s Theory of Motivation and Hierarchy of Human Needs: A Critical Analysis Allison Ruby Reid-Cunningham‚ MSW School of Social Welfare University of California – Berkeley Prepared under the supervision of Dr. William McKinley Runyan School of Social Welfare PhD Qualifying Examination December 3‚ 2008 Table of Contents Abstract …………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Conceptual Framework and Methods ………………………………………………... 4 Motivation Theory …………………...………………………………………………
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Team Motivation Paper: The motivation process behind the management team of XXXX consists of the respected theories of Abraham Maslow and Fredrick Herzberg. Using Maslow ’s hierarchy of needs and Herzberg ’s motivation-hygiene supposition‚ this company compounds the necessity to encourage effective productivity of its employees to provide efficient service to consumers. According to Keogh (2003)‚ Motivation is one of the most loaded nouns in the English language. It has intrinsic negative‚ as well
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