Hi Everyone,
I am the moderator of this week’s discussion on Motivation and Lewin’sTheory.
1. Do people share pay data in your workplace (e.g., in the same way, public organizations must release the names of employees earning more than $100,000 / year)
a. If yes, does the information affect expectations of value to be produced by self and others?
According to John Stacy Adams, who propounded the equity theory, the Equity theory model focuses on an individual’s perception of how fairly he/ she is treated in comparison to others. The theory is based on the belief that people are motivated to maintain a fair equitable relationship between themselves and others (Singh, 2015). We perceive fairness if we believe that the input- to -outcome ratio we are bringing to the situation is similar to the input -to- outcome ratio …show more content…
Many organizations encourage employees to set their career paths and discuss the ways that they can achieve it with the Supervisors and human resources department. Do you have a similar process in your organization? Based on Lewin’s theory, do you think this mechanism motivates employees at your organization?
As pointed out by professor Safayeni, Kurt Lewin’s dynamic theory of personality represents an attempt to explain human behavior based on how the individual perceives and acts within the context of his/her immediate psychological situation. Therefore, human behavior is viewed as a function of both the person and the total situation as perceived by the individual.
At my previous workplace, management encourages employees to set their career goals with supervisors and human resources. They also provide tuition reimbursement to employees for educational advancement.
This motivates employees because the training programs and career advancement opportunities offered by the company provides them with the skills needed in the workplace. It has also helped retained employees because employees see that they can advance within the
I am the moderator of this week’s discussion on Motivation and Lewin’sTheory.
1. Do people share pay data in your workplace (e.g., in the same way, public organizations must release the names of employees earning more than $100,000 / year)
a. If yes, does the information affect expectations of value to be produced by self and others?
According to John Stacy Adams, who propounded the equity theory, the Equity theory model focuses on an individual’s perception of how fairly he/ she is treated in comparison to others. The theory is based on the belief that people are motivated to maintain a fair equitable relationship between themselves and others (Singh, 2015). We perceive fairness if we believe that the input- to -outcome ratio we are bringing to the situation is similar to the input -to- outcome ratio …show more content…
Many organizations encourage employees to set their career paths and discuss the ways that they can achieve it with the Supervisors and human resources department. Do you have a similar process in your organization? Based on Lewin’s theory, do you think this mechanism motivates employees at your organization?
As pointed out by professor Safayeni, Kurt Lewin’s dynamic theory of personality represents an attempt to explain human behavior based on how the individual perceives and acts within the context of his/her immediate psychological situation. Therefore, human behavior is viewed as a function of both the person and the total situation as perceived by the individual.
At my previous workplace, management encourages employees to set their career goals with supervisors and human resources. They also provide tuition reimbursement to employees for educational advancement.
This motivates employees because the training programs and career advancement opportunities offered by the company provides them with the skills needed in the workplace. It has also helped retained employees because employees see that they can advance within the