Topic Nine, Part 10 - Motivation Flashcards
What is Taylors theory?
Money is main motivation
What are the limitations of Taylors theory?
- Taylor wasn’t a psychologist
- Outdated
What is Mayos theory?
employees are motivated more by relational factors than money
What are the limitations of Mayos theory?
- Identifying the cause of a change in productivity is hard
- Conducted in 20th century
What is David McClellands theory?
Need for achievement, affiliation and power
What are the limitations of David McClelland theory?
- Needs don’t always benefit business
- Peoples needs can conflict others
What is Frederick Herzberg’s two factor theory?
Hygiene factors decrease job dissatisfaction, but Motivating factors increase job satisfaction
What are the limitations of Frederick Herzberg theory?
- People are motivated by different things
- hard to enrich low-skill jobs
What are the parts of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory?
- Self-actualisation
- Esteem: self esteem
- social - love and belonging
- safety
- Physiological: basic human needs
What are the limitations of Maslow theory?
- Generalisation of employees
- Order of importance is debatable
What is Victor Vroom theory?
Employees behave based on expected reward
What are the limitations of Victor Vroom theory?
- Rewards are viewed differently
- Reward isn’t always correlated with performance
