MGHB02H3 Chapter Notes -Work Motivation, Clayton Alderfer, Victor Vroom
30 Nov 2012
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Due to the need of increased productivity to be globally competitive. Motivation- the extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal. Effort strength of the person"s work-related behaviour. Persistence quantity of work as well as effort. Goals can be either cause high productivity or low productivity. Weak definitions and weaker agreement about how to distinguish motivators as either intrinsic/ Some can be motivated by external environment i. e. supervision or pay extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation- motivation that stems from the direct relationship between the worker and the task; it is usually self-applied. Extrinsic motivation- motivation that stems from the work environment external to the task; it is usually applied by others. I. e. pay, fringe benefits, company policies, supervisions, profit sharing, cash rewards. Motivators can have both extrinsic and intrinsic qualities. Performance- the extent to which an organizational member contributes to achieving the objectives of the organization.
