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Motivation
The psychological processes that arouse and direct goal-directed behavior
Extrinsic reward
Praises form other
The payoff, such as money, a person receives from others for performing a particular task
Intrinsic reward
Self-Esteem
The satisfaction, such as a feeling of accomplishment, a person receives from performing the particular task itself
Need
4 Content Theories
Physiological or psychological deficiencies that arouse behavior
Maslow, Herzberg, ERG and McClelland
What Four needs based theorists are mentioned in chap 12.
ERG-Existence,Relatedness and Growth
Hierarchy of needs theory
This theory proposes that people are motivated by FIVE LEVELS of NEEDS
Physiological needs
Most Important, Lower order, externally and Existence
Eat/Sleep/Sex
Safety needs
Lower order, externally and Existence
physical safety, emotional security, avoidance of violence
Belongingness needs
Higher order, internally, relatedness and social
The need for love, friendship
Esteem needs
Higher order, internally, relatedness
self-respect, reputation, recognition, and self-confidence
Self-actualization needs
Higher order, internally, Growth
self-fulfillment, increasing competence
Hygiene factors
External
Factors associated with job dissatisfaction – such as salary, working conditions, interpersonal relationships, and company policy – all of which affect the job context in which people work.
Motivating factors
Internal
Factors associated with job satisfaction – such as achievement, recognition, responsibility, and advancement – all of which affect the job content or the rewards of work performance.
McClelland's Acquired needs theory
Theory which states that three needs – achievement, affiliation and power – are major motives determining people’s behavior in the workplace
Need for achievement
The desire to excel, to do something better or more efficiently, to solve problems, to achieve excellence in challenging tasks
Need for affiliation
Social
This is the desire for friendly and warm relations with other people
Need for power
Leaders
This is the desire to be responsible for other people, to influence their behavior or to control them
High need for achievement
If you are happy with accomplishment of a task being its own reward, don’t mind or even prefer working alone, and are willing to take moderate risks, then you probably have a high what?
Process perspectives
Perspectives that are concerned with the thought processes by which people decide how to act
Expectancy theory, equity theory and goal-setting theory
What are the three process perspectives on motivation
Expectancy theory
Fairness
Effort-Performance
Performance-Outcomes
Valence
Value what the reward is
The importance a worker assigns to the possible outcome or reward
Equity theory
inputs and outcomes
Theory that focuses on employee perceptions as to how fairly they think they are being treated compared to others
Inputs
This refers to the time, effort, training, experience and intelligence that people perceive they give to an organization
Outputs or Rewards
The rewards that people receive from an organization such as pay, benefits, praise, recognition, bonuses and promotions.
Perception
The most important result of research on equity theory is that: no matter how fair managers think the organization’s policies, procedures, and reward system are, each employee’s ______ of those factors is what counts
Goal-setting theory
This theory suggests that employees can be motivated by goals that are specific and challenging but achievable.
Reinforcement
Anything that causes a given behavior to be repeated or inhibited
Positive reinforcement
The use of positive consequences to encourage desirable behavior
Avoidance Learning
The removal of unpleasant consequences following a desired behavior
Extinction
The withholding or withdrawal of positive rewards for desirable behavior, so that the behavior is less likely to occur in the future
Punishment
The application of negative consequences to stop or change undesirable behavior