33:620:301 Chapter Notes -Motivation
9 Apr 2014
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Managing a motivated work context the inner work life: the inner work life. People experience a constant stream of emotions, perceptions, and motivations as they react to and make sense of the events of the workday. Article is about a research project about how people"s inner emotions affect work: more than meets the eye. Most managers are not in tune with employees" inner work lives. Performance is linked to inner work life and the link is a positive one; people perform better when their workday experiences include positive emotions, strong intrinsic motivation, and more favorable perceptions of their work, team, leaders, and organization. In situations where people must work collaboratively to solve problems, high performance depends on 4 elements: creativity, productivity, commitment, and collegiality. The more positive a persons mood one day, the more creative thinking they did the. People are more interested in work when it excites them, not by external rewards: what good management does.
