MHR 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Job Performance, Work Motivation, Goal Setting
14 Sep 2018
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What is motivation: the extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal, motivation determines the, intensity of effort, persistence of effort, direction of effort (towards organizational goals) (a set of energetic forces that determine the direction, intensity, and persistence of an employee"s work effort) Intrinsic motivation: doing that stems from the direct relationship between the worker and the task, doing something because it is inherently interesting or enjoyable-task performance serves as its own reward. (desire to put forth work effort due to the sense that task performance serves as its won reward) Extrinsic motivation: motivation that stems from the work environment external to the task itself, doing something to get a reward. (desire to put forth work effort due to some contingency that depends on task performance) (the belief that a person has the capabilities needed to perform the behaviours required on some task)
