MHR 405 Chapter 4: Chapter 4

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The process of arousing and sustaining goal-directed behaviour. The intensity, direction, and persistence of effort a person shows in reaching a goal: Individuals have needs that, when unsatisfied, will result in motivation. Motivation results from the urgency to meet the unsatisfied needs. Includes hunger, thirst, shelter, sex, and other physical needs. Includes security and protection from physical and emotional harm. Includes internal esteem factors such as self-respect, autonomy, and achievement, and external esteem factors such as status, recognition, and attention. the drive to become what one is capable of becoming; includes growth, achieving one s potential, and self-fulfillment. concerned with providing basic material existence requirements. Need for achievement (nach): an individual s need for excellence, competition, challenging goals, and feedback. Need for power (npow): an individual s need to influence others and make a difference in life. Need for affiliation (naff): an individual s need to establish and maintain warm, close relationships with other people.

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According to Maslow a higher-order need

A) Always provides greater motivation than a lower order need.

B) Never provides as much motivation as a lower order need.

C) Becomes a source of motivation after lower-order needs are satisfied.

D) Contributes directly to the physical survival of the individual.

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Motivation is a key component in employee productivity and overall organizational success. Understanding why people behave as they do is an important step in predicting and managing behavior. There are many theories of motivation. Three important theories are Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, McGregor's Theories X and Y, and Herzberg's two-factor theory.

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Describe and evaluate one of these important theories of motivation. First, choose a theory and describe the claims it makes. What does it say about why people act as they do? Then explain why, in your view, the theory you have chosen is or is not effective in predicting individual behavior. Do people actually behave the way the theory claims that they do?

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Go to the following link and watch the Ted Talk Video (Mr. Dan Pink) on motivation.

https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation

Summarize the main points of the talk. Finally, apply what the speaker shared with any of the motivation theories in the chapter (in this answer, you can either compare with a motivation theory or contrast with a motivation theory). [Examples of Theories in chapter to help: Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Two-factor Theory, McClelland's Theory of Needs, Goal Setting Theory, Self-Efficacy Theory, Equity Theory/Organizational Theory]

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