Edexcel-motivation in theory and practice 1.4* Flashcards
Taylorism
Staff motivated by incentitives and threat
Taylorism method
Break down tasks
Detailed instructions given to staff
Train workers
monitor them
Taylorism Advantages
Increased efficiency
Clear hierarchy
Improved training
Taylorism Disadvantages
Reduce workers satisfaction
Workers may disengage
Does not work for all roles
Mayo
Focuses on social factors in the workplace
Mayo method
Improving communication and teamwork between management and employees
Mayo advantages
Less stress between workers
More communication so better teamwork
Increase productivity
Mayo disadvantages
Hard to make all jobs interesting
Not all workers are interested in social needs
Not all workers like teamwork
Maslow
Five tiers of human needs need to be met for individuals to meet their full potential.
Five tiers of maslow
Physiological
Safety
Society
Esteem
Self actualisation
Physiological
Comfortable work enviroment
Safety
Safe working conditions
Society
social belonging and sense of community
Esteem
Promotion opportunities
Self actualisation
Focuses on training skills and abilities
Maslow advantages
Higher employee satisfaction
Increased motivation
Improved employee motivation
Maslow disadvantages
Expensive
Time consuming
Difficult to tailor all employee needs
Motivation
The inner desire or willingness that propels a person to take action and achieve a specific goal or outcome.
Intrinsic
Coming from within a person
Extrinsic
Coming from external factors
Herzberg
suggests that there are two types of factors that affect employee motivation and job satisfaction
Hygiene factors
their absence can cause dissatisfaction which decreases motivation.
Motivators
elements that lead to job satisfaction and motivation.
How businesses can use hygiene factors to decrease dissatisfaction?
Pay fair wages
Offer good working conditions
Offer employment contracts with job security
How businesses can use motivators to decrease dissatisfaction?
Build recognition and reward culture
Offer opportunities for growth and development
Provide challenging work with problem solving
Financial Incentives examples
Piece work
Bonus
Performance rate pay
Non Financial incentives examples
Delegation
Team working
Job rotation
Advantages of Herzberg
Shows commitment to employees and recognises their efforts
Challenging employees can lead to increased job satisfaction
Job satisfaction relates directly to the job, managers get the most out of job.
Disadvantages of Herzberg
Assumes everyone benefits from motivators.
Some jobs are difficult to enrich.
In autocratic work environments it may be difficult to apply motivator and hygiene factors.
