MG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Theory X And Theory Y, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Culture
22 Aug 2016
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April 8, 2014: motivation (how a person"s efforts are energized, directed/sustained toward attaining a goal). Persistence: put forth continuous effort to achieve goals. *each need in the hierarchy must be satisfied before the next becomes dominant. *lower-order needs: physiological and safety needs; satisfied externally. Need for affiliation (naff) (desire for friendly/close interpersonal relationships). *employees are likely to be motivated when they learn (through feedback) that they personally (responsibility through autonomy) performed well on tasks that they care about (meaningfulness through skill variety, task identity, or task significance). List five criteria about a job that would motivate you and satisfy you at work. Motivation (process by which efforts are energized, directed, and sustained toward attaining a goal). Effort: channeled in a direction that benefits the organization. Hierarchy of needs theory (theory that human needs physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization form a sort of hierarchy). Physiological needs (needs for food, drink, shelter, sexual satisfaction, other physical needs).
