BU288 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Motivation, Goal Setting, Job Performance
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Motivation has become even more important in contemporary organizations there is need for increased productivity to be globally competitive. There is greater flexibility and attention to customers that necessitate higher initiative. Motivation: the extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal. A person who works (cid:498)hard(cid:499), (cid:498)keeps at(cid:499) his or her work and directs behaviour toward appropriate outcomes. Involves different activities in different jobs (lifting heavier crate vs. doing deeper research) Direction is related to quality do workers channel persistent effort in a. Persistence in applying effort to their work tasks. Effort and persistence refer to quantity of worked produced. Employee goals might include high productivity or creative decisions. Can also be contrary to objectives of organization; channelling persistent efforts in directions dysfunctional for organization. Intrinsic motivation: motivation that stems from the direct relationship between the worker and the task; it is usually self-applied.
