Employee Motivation and Work Outcomes The success of an organization highly depends on how the employees work. Motivation, a term whose synonyms may mean prompt and provoke among others, shows that when there is no motivation, nothing gets done. Theories such as Maslow's hierarchy of needs, Herzberg's two-factor theory and Aristotle's seven causes are among the few theories that explain motivation. Though these theories are different, the one common fact they all share is that they are all about
2.1 MOTIVATION The term motivation is derived from a Latin verb movere, which means ‘to move’. When a person does something, he makes choices, does the action and put in his effort in. What actually moves him to make certain choices, to do the action, to make effort and to continue the action, are some of the core questions for theorizing a motivational theory and to initiate its research. However, these simple questions have produced a rich theory and research on the topic, on which a considerable
Motivation can be the main key to get the expected performance from a team or an individual employee. According Cambridge Dictionary (2017), motivation is the enthusiasm for doing something. Along the years many social scientists have been studying about how motivation can impact on workplaces and some of them developed theories that can help on the increase of productive based on motivation. Frederick Taylor published the earliest motivational theories in 1911. He believed that people were motivated
ccording to Simons and Enz, 1995, “Employee motivation is based on a force that pushes people to make a particular choice, remain at the job and put in effort”. Motivation provides that extra push or encouragement that some individuals’needs, not only atthe work place but with every activity done .There aremany factors that influence motivation. They are divided into intrinsic and extrinsic factors of the workplace as well as looking at process theories of motivation. First to be explored is intrinsic motivation
This study will apply on the motivation theory which relevant to work. A review of current literature indicates that, there are 6 six authoritative theories which are regarding to work motivation and each of them also get their own view of work motivation. They are Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory (1943), McClelland’s Theory of Needs (1961), Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory (1966), ERG theory (1969), Job Design Theory (1980), Congruent Temperament Model of work motivation (2004) respectively. After reviewing
Equity theory of motivation was developed in the early 1960’s by J. Stacey Adams. It recognizes that motivation can be affected through an individual's perception of fair treatment in social exchanges and professional competency. Equity Theory proposes that a person's motivation is based on what he or she considers being fair when compared to others (Redmond, 2010). As noted by Gogia (2010), when applied to the workplace, Equity Theory focuses on an employee's fair treatment, work-compensation relationship
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.0 CONCEPT AND MEANING OFMOTIVATION Motivation as a concept try Co look at the factor that trigger the individual to perform a certain task with satisfaction and contentment. Cole (2004). A human motivational studies aim in essence to discover what it is, that trigger and sustain human behaviour. Cole state that motivation is the term used to describe process, both instinctive and rational, by which people seek to satisfy their basic drives, perceived need and personal
Each theory is related in the fact that there are needs for all people to meet. Every employee is at a different stage in their lives, which requires different management techniques. It is shown that motivation must come from within the employee. The theories investigated will help describe how managers can influence their employees to self motivate and produce the best work possible. There are two specific types of motivation: financial and non-financial. I will focus
English Dictionary defines motivation as ‘a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way’. Motivation seeks to explain the 'why' of behaviour (Gorman, 2004). Moreover, motivation is the internal process whereby a person moves towards a certain goal or outcome. At a simple level, it seems obvious that people must work in order to achieve something. People are often motivated by incentives, markedly money. However, it is imperative that we understand that motivation cannot be directly examined
I think one motivation theory that company definitely puts into use is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The first need is Physiological needs and the company fulfils this first level by providing the basic needs such as a warm and dry working environment. They provide the food and water aspect of this level of needs by paying the employees which obviously allows them to buy their own essentials but by also offering a well-equipped kitchen as well as free fruit and vegetables. The second level of needs