MGCR 222 Lecture 11: MGCR222, lec 11,12 final
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Motivation is the process that accounts for an individual"s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal. Intensity: the amount of effort the person exhibits: persistence: how long the effort is maintained, direction: where the effort is channeled. Motivation that stems from the work environment external to the task and is used to evaluate individual job performance. Motivation that stems from the direct relationship between the individual and the task and is self-assessed. Ex: feelings of achievement, challenge, sheer interest in the job. Is concerned with resolving problems that can exist in agency relationships due to unaligned goals. Must be coerced, controlled, threatened with punishment. Need theories: concerned with what motivates workers. Specify the kinds of needs people have and the conditions under which they will be motivated to satisfy these needs in a way that contributes to performance. Process theories: concerned with exactly how various factors motivate people: how the cognitive processes influence our behavior.
