lesson 7: Motivation Flashcards
It refers to the act of “giving employees
reasons or incentives to work to achieve organizational
objectives.
Motivating
It refers to the
process of activating behavior, sustaining it, and directing it toward a particular goal.
Motivation
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MOTIVATION
- Willingness to do a job
- Self-confidence
- Needs Satisfaction
4 THEORIES OF MOTIVATION
- Maslow’s needs hierarchy theory
- Herzberg’s two-factor theory
- Expectancy theory
- Goal setting theory
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
- Physiological needs
- Security needs
- Social needs
- Esteem needs
- Self- Actualization needs
biological needs like food, drink, rest, and sex fall under
the category of _________.
Physiological needs
These
needs include freedom from harm coming from the elements or from other people, financial security which may
be affected by loss of job or the breadwinner in the family, etc.
Security needs
The _______ is all about striving to secure love
affection, and the need to be accepted by peers.
Social needs
The fourth level of needs is called
__________ and they refer to the need for a positive self-image and self-respect and the need to be respected by
others.
Esteem needs
The topmost
level needs in the hierarchy are called ___________ and involve realizing our full potential as human
beings and becoming all that we are able to be.
Self Actualization needs
The ___________ is one developed by Frederick Herzberg indicating that a satisfied employee is motivated from within to work harder and that a dissatisfied employee is not self-motivated
Two - factor theory
a motivation model based on the assumption that an individual will work depending
on his perception of the probability of his expectations to
happen.
Expectancy theory
it refers to the process of “improving performance with objectives, deadlines or quality standard.
Goal Setting theory
THE GOAL SETTING MODEL
- Goal content
- Goal commitment
- Work behavior
- Feedback aspects
to be sufficient in content, goals must
be challenging, attainable, specific and measurable, time
limited, and relevant.
Goal content
When individuals or groups are
committed to the goals they are supposed to achieve, there
is a chance that they will be able to achieve them
Goal commitment
Feedback provides to individuals
with a way of knowing how far they have gone in achieving objectives. Feedback also facilitates the introduction
of corrective measures whenever they ~ are found to be
necessary.
Feedback aspects
Goals influence behavior in terms of
direction, effort, persistence, and planning. When an
individual is provided with direction, performance is
facilitated.
Work behavior
TECHNIQUES OF MOTIVATION
- Motivation through job design
- Motivation through rewards
- Motivation through employee participation
- other motivation techniques for the diverse work force
