BUS 2090 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Motivation, Peter Salovey, Goal Setting
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Motivation one of the most traditional topics in organizational behaviour, and it has interested managers, researchers, teachers and sports coaches for year. Motivation has become even more important in contemporary organization. This is a result of the rapid changes that contemporary organizations are undergoing. A stable systems of rules, regulations, and procedures that once guided behaviour as being replaced by requirements for flexibility and attention to customers that necessitate higher levels of initiative. A good set of theories should recognize human diversity and consider that the same conditions will not motivate everyone. Also a good set of theories should be able to explain how it is that some people seem to be self-motivated, while others seem to require external motivation. And finally a good set of theories should recognize the social aspects of human beings people"s motivation is often affected by how they see others being treated.
