IRE260H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-6: Toms Shoes, Job Enrichment, Telecommuting
19 Dec 2017
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* ire260: lecture 4 + chp5&6 -- motivation. Motivation is important in contemporary organizations: need for increased productivity global competitiveness rapid changes need for exibility attention to customers. Motivation: extent to which persistent e ort is directed toward a goal. A theory of motivation that considers whether people"s motivation is autonomous or controlled. Performance: extent to which an organizational member contributes to achieving the objects of the organization. Needs theories: motivation theories that specify the kinds of needs ppl have and the conditions under which they will be motivated to satisfy these needs in a way that contributes to performance (what motivates workers) Needs and process theories complement each other need theory: money is important motivation (what) process theory: mechanics by which money motivates (how: maslow"s hierarchy of needs. 5 level hierarchal need theory of motivation that speci es that the lowest-level unsatis ed need has the greatest motivating potential. Physiological needs i. e. ; min pay necessary for survival.
