Motivation Concepts 70% of all managers surveyed (in a recent national study) said their employees lacked motivation. Motivation remains one of major problems of modern management... Discussion: Motivation has more to do with who you are than what you do …
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Motivation Concepts
70% of all managers surveyed (in a recent national study) said their employees lacked motivation. Motivation remains one of major problems of modern management...
Discussion: Motivation has more to do with who you are than what you do …
Today’s Objectives
Outline the motivation process Contrast Theory X and Theory Y Differentiate motivators from hygiene factors
Conceptualize:
The characteristics that high achievers prefer Types of goals that increase performance Impact of under rewarding employees Identify key relationships in expectancy
theory
Motivation
Is the willingness to exert high levels of effort toward organizational goals,
conditioned by the effort's ability to satisfy some individual need.
Why Motivation Remains Elusive
Needs vary among individuals over time The way in which needs translate into
behavior vary widely over time Even if needs were fixed behavior may not be The way in which people react to need
fulfillment or un fulfillment vary Cultural dimensions add additional complexity
to the entire equation of employee motivation
Some Implications for Mangers
Clearly make a determination of the rewards that would be valued by each employee
Key performance to desired outputs Strongly link reward to measurable
performance Analyze what factors might counteract the
effectiveness of the reward For example, a high performer in a low
performance team Insure that the reward is adequate...
Motivation Concepts (Theory)
Need theories Goal-setting theory Reinforcement theory Equity theory Expectancy theory
Need Theory (What are needs?)
A need is similar to a value in that it is fundamentally an internal state