Lesson 10 - The Importance of Employee Motivation Flashcards
Is the level of commitment, energy, and innovation that a company’s staff hold during the working day.
Employee Motivation
Motivation is derives from the Latin word, _____ which literally means movement.
Movere
Movere
Movement
If an employee feels motivated at work, they are more likely to work harder for the company.
Higher Productivity Levels
People tend to be motivated to complete activities that they enjoy; hence, if they enjoy the task of innovating and its subtasks they are likely to continue to so intrinsic value.
More Innovation
Employees are content with their working lives.
Lower levels of absenteeism
Their performance is dependent upon their motivational level. If the employees are vastly motivated they will give good performance.
Lower level of turnover
Need-Based Theories of Motivation
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- ERG Theory
- Two-Factor Theory
- Acquired Needs Theory
Processed-Based Theories of Motivation
- Goal-Setting Theory
- Reinforcement Theory
- Equity Theory
- Expectancy Theory
Processed-Based Theories of Motivation
- Goal-Setting Theory
- Reinforcement Theory
- Equity Theory
- Expectancy Theory
Explain individual behavior as being motivated by meeting the individual’s needs or wants.
Need-Based Theories
It describes motivated behavior as individual efforts to meet needs.
Need-Based Theories
According to this perspective, the manager’s job is to identify what people need and then to make sure that the work environment becomes a means of satisfying these needs.
Need-Based Theories
Most prominent psychologist of the 20th century and invented the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
Abraham Maslow
Pyramid representing how human needs are ranked.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
This theory is based on a simple premise: Human beings have needs that are hierarchically ranked.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
As we satisfy these basic needs, we start looking to satisfy higher-order needs. Once a lower-level need is satisfied, it no longer serves as a motivator.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Refer to the need for air, food, and water.
Physiological Needs
Refers to the need to bond with other human beings, to be loved, and to form lasting attachments.
Social Needs
Refers to the desire to be respected by one’s peers, feeling important, and being appreciated.
Esteem Needs
Refers to “becoming all you are capable of becoming.” This need manifests itself by acquiring new skills, taking on new challenges, and behaving in a way that will lead to the satisfaction of one’s life goals.
Need for Self Actualization
Systematic way of thinking about the different needs employees may have at any given point and explains different reactions they may have to similar treatments.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Proposed the ERG Theory of Motivation.
Clayton Alderfer
Modification of Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
ERG Theory
ERG Theory stands for
Existence, Relatedness, Growth
____ corresponds to Maslow’s physiological and safety needs.
Existence
____ corresponds to Maslow’s social needs.
Relatedness
____ corresponds to Maslow’s esteem and self actualization.
Growth
The theory has a “frustration-regression” hypothesis, suggesting that individuals who are frustrated in their attempts to satisfy one need may regress to another one.
ERG Theory
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow
ERG Theory
Clayton Alderfer
Two-Factor Theory
Frederick Herzberg
Acquired Needs Theory
Douglas McClelland
