Motivation is the energy that a person holds within themselves to have an impact on the route, effort and endurance of their voluntary behaviour in a working environment (DCU lecture notes, 2016). It is motivation which is responsible for the world’s finest products, services and organisations.
In the first half of the 19th century numerous theories were drawn up based on the topic of motivation. “The two factor theory” developed by Fredrick Herzberg is a study of need satisfaction. This theory is based on satisfier factors (motivators) and dissatisfies (hygiene’s) and it explains how workers respond to these two products. “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” is a need theory and was written by Abraham Harold Maslow in 1943. This is based on a group …show more content…
(Herzberg, Mausner and Snyderman, 1959 cited in Filley, House and Kerr 1976 p.185). It was this study that brought Herzberg’s two factor theory of motivation to life. In their book “Management process and organizational behaviour” Filly, House and Kerr provide a summary of how this study was conducted. Herzberg and his co-workers questioned these specific people along with asking them to recall a moment when they felt really good about their jobs. The investigators then looked to figure out why the subjects felt as they did, and whether their feelings of satisfaction had an impact on their performance, personal relationships and feelings of well-being. Finally, they attempted to bring out the array of events that returned the subjects attitudes to “normal”. In a second batch of interviews, the same people were asked about moments in which their feelings about their jobs were extremely negative and primarily related to their jobs (Filley, House and Kerr, …show more content…
I say this as DCU has succeeded in providing the necessary hygiene’s for me such as toilet facilities, warmth and a friendly working environment. This has given me a platform to settle and feel comfortable. Realistically without these essential hygiene needs then my study in DCU would feel close to impossible.
Personally, I like a challenge, to be able to overcome things tasks that are given to me. Not just for the feeling of completing the task but also the knowledge I gain whilst undergoing that task. An example of such tasks is this essay. This assignment has proved to be a “satisfier” (motivator) which again relates back to Herzberg’s theory. By DCU offering me a qualification in Aviation Management I am being motivated to study as this offer is a satisfier. This is a satisfier as it is an obstacle to overcome. If DCU only provided lectures on topics related to the course and had no exams or qualification, then I would not be motivated to study as there would be no satisfiers available for me. Only hygiene’s would be available. Again, hygiene’s do not motivate, they only prevent
In the first half of the 19th century numerous theories were drawn up based on the topic of motivation. “The two factor theory” developed by Fredrick Herzberg is a study of need satisfaction. This theory is based on satisfier factors (motivators) and dissatisfies (hygiene’s) and it explains how workers respond to these two products. “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” is a need theory and was written by Abraham Harold Maslow in 1943. This is based on a group …show more content…
(Herzberg, Mausner and Snyderman, 1959 cited in Filley, House and Kerr 1976 p.185). It was this study that brought Herzberg’s two factor theory of motivation to life. In their book “Management process and organizational behaviour” Filly, House and Kerr provide a summary of how this study was conducted. Herzberg and his co-workers questioned these specific people along with asking them to recall a moment when they felt really good about their jobs. The investigators then looked to figure out why the subjects felt as they did, and whether their feelings of satisfaction had an impact on their performance, personal relationships and feelings of well-being. Finally, they attempted to bring out the array of events that returned the subjects attitudes to “normal”. In a second batch of interviews, the same people were asked about moments in which their feelings about their jobs were extremely negative and primarily related to their jobs (Filley, House and Kerr, …show more content…
I say this as DCU has succeeded in providing the necessary hygiene’s for me such as toilet facilities, warmth and a friendly working environment. This has given me a platform to settle and feel comfortable. Realistically without these essential hygiene needs then my study in DCU would feel close to impossible.
Personally, I like a challenge, to be able to overcome things tasks that are given to me. Not just for the feeling of completing the task but also the knowledge I gain whilst undergoing that task. An example of such tasks is this essay. This assignment has proved to be a “satisfier” (motivator) which again relates back to Herzberg’s theory. By DCU offering me a qualification in Aviation Management I am being motivated to study as this offer is a satisfier. This is a satisfier as it is an obstacle to overcome. If DCU only provided lectures on topics related to the course and had no exams or qualification, then I would not be motivated to study as there would be no satisfiers available for me. Only hygiene’s would be available. Again, hygiene’s do not motivate, they only prevent