BUS 272 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 – Motivation

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What is motivation: the processes that account for an individual"s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal, the forces within a person that affect their direction, intensity, and persistence of voluntary behavior. Individuals have needs that, when unsatisfied, will result in motivation: physiological => safety => social => esteem => self-actualization, maslow"s hierarchy of needs, alderfer"s erg, three groups of core needs. Growth: basic or intrinsic desire for personal development: herzberg"s hygiene factors, intrinsic factors (motivators - satisfaction) Responsibility: extrinsic factors (hygiene - dissatisfaction) Work conditions: mcclelland"s theory of needs. Interpersonal relations: three basic types of needs. Stretch: equity theory, individuals compare their job inputs and outcomes with those of others and then respond so as to eliminate any inequities, referent selection choices or who do we compare ourselves to: Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivators: rewarding people extrinsically for work effort that had previously been rewarded intrinsically will tend to decrease overall motivation.

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