MGHB02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Belongingness, Goal Setting
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Motivation has become more important in contemporary organizations mostly a result of the need for increased productivity to be globally competitive. Also a result of the rapid changes that contemporary organizations are undergoing (requirements for flexibility and attention to customers require higher levels of motivation). Motivation: the extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal. The strength of the person"s work-related behaviour or the amount of effort a person exhibits on the job. Involves different kinds of activities on different kinds of jobs e. g. , a loading dock worker exhibits greater effort by carrying heavier crates. The persistence that individuals exhibit in applying effort to their work tasks. Refers to the quantity of work an individual produces. Refers to the quality of a person"s work motivation means working smart as well as working hard. All motivated behaviour has some goal or objective toward which it is directed.
