MGMT1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Organizational Behavior, Motivation, Job Satisfaction
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Intrinsic satisfaction, such as feeling accomplishment, that a person receives from performing the particular task itself: organisations want to motivate employees to be more productive, as a manager, you want to motivate people to: Join your organisation need to instil in talented prospective workers the desire to come work for you. Stay with your organisation whether in good economic times or bad, you always want to be able to retain good people. Content perspectives (need-based perspectives) theories that emphasise the needs that motivate people. Maslo(cid:449)(cid:859)s hie(cid:396)a(cid:396)(cid:272)h(cid:455) of needs theo(cid:396)(cid:455): fi(cid:448)e le(cid:448)els o(cid:396) mo(cid:396)e: maslow suggested that needs are never completely satisfied, ou(cid:396) a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s ai(cid:373) at fulfilli(cid:374)g the (cid:858)dep(cid:396)i(cid:448)ed(cid:859) (cid:374)eeds. The needs that remain unsatisfied at any point in time. Physiological needs most basic human physical needs e. g. having food, clothing, shelter and comfort and with self-preservation (includes biological needs) Safety needs concerned with physical safety and emotional security, so that a person is concerned with avoiding violence and threats.
