MGT 3200 : MGTExam3
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Content theories of motivation: maslow"s hierarchy of needs, aldfer"s erg theory, herzberg"s 2-factor theory. Self-actualization: the need to maximize one"s potential: 4. Social: friendship, acceptance, interaction w/ others: 2. Hygiene factors: pay, benefits, co-workers, supervisors, working conditions, company policy. Problems with herzberg"s 2-factor theory: this theory was based on interviews with accountant and engineers. According to maslow"s hierarchy of needs theory: the lowest unsatisfied need in the hierarchy motivates your behavior, a satisfied need cannot motivate your behavior, the highest level or motivation is self-actualization, all of the above. Given that most jobs are specialized, what needs are typically frustrated: social, esteem, self-actualization, all of the above, 2 and 3. What job would help you satisfy esteem and self-actualiztion: craft, enriched, both. In alderfer"s erg theory, relatedness needs are equivalent to what needs in. Maslow"s hierarchy: social, esteem, physiological, safety, 1 and 2. In alderfer"s erg theory, existence needs are equivalent to what needs in.
