IBUS3309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Culture Of Asia, Equity Theory, Expectancy Theory
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Ibus3309 lecture 7: motivation= a psychological process through which unsatisfied wants or needs lead to drives that are aimed at goals or incentives, two underlying assumptions Motivation is universal: motivation process (to satisfy needs and reuce tension) is universal, all people are motivated to pursue goals they have. Content theories of motivation: what arouses, energises or initiates employee behaviour. Process theories of motivation: how behaviour is initiate, redirected and halted, three content theories: International findings: haire, ghiselli and porter= indicated all needs important to respondents across cultures. International managers indicated that upper-level needs as of particular importance to them: findings for select country clusters indicated autonomy and self- actualisation were most important and least satisfied needs for respondents. Theory identifies two sets of factors that influence job satisfaction: focuses on the rewards or outcomes of performance that satisfy individual"s needs. Job satisfaction and dissatisfaction are not opposite ends of the same continuum but are independent states.
