MGT 3200 Lecture : Management Notes November 12 2015
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According to maslow"s hierarchy of needs: the lowest unsatisfied need in the hierarchy motivates your behavior, a satisfied need can"t motivate you, only one need motivates you at a time. Given that most jobs are specialized, which needs are typically frustrated. Process theories of motivation: locke"s goal setting theory of motivation. It"s based on one simple premise: there is a direct connection between what we intend to do and what we actually do. Scarf model of goals: s-specific: goals should be specific in terms of what"s desired and when it"s desired by, c-challenging: goals should be challenging yet achieveable, a-accepted, r-rewarded, f-feedback. 3 ways to increase goal acceptance: rewards for goal attainment, participation in goal setting by the subordinate, autocratic tell and sell method of goal setting. In this theory, managers must manage consequences for behavior: they act as transactional managers, this theory has 3 basic components: 1)stimulus, 2) response 3) reinforce.
