Motivation Theories

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What is motivation?
State of mind, filled with energy and enthusiasm.
This drives a person to reach goals.
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(Maslow's hierarchy of needs)
when will a person be fulfilled?
Person will only be motivated when needs are fulfilled.
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(Maslow's hierarchy of needs)
Name and explain the 5 hierarchy of needs.
Physiological- survival needs eg food, water and shelter.
Safety- protection from danger + deprivation eg security of income, good health, financial aid, permanent scholarship.
Belongingness and love= social- need for association and friendship.
Self- est
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(Maslow's hierarchy of needs)
What will a leader always have to do?
Understand specific needs of each individual and help fulfill them.
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(Hertzberg's two factor theory)
What are two factors?
Hygiene and motivating factors.
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(Hertzberg's two factor theory)
What are hygiene factors used for?
Make sure employee isn't dissatisfied.
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(Hertzberg's two factor theory)
What are motivating factors used for?
Ensuring employee's satisfaction and motivation for higher performance.
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(Hertzberg's two factor theory)
Why are factors limited by themselves ?
mere presence of hygiene factors doesn't guarantee motivation and presence of motivation factors in absence o0f hygiene factors doesn't work also.
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(McClelland's theory of needs)
What are the 3 motivational drivers?
Achievement, affiliation and power.
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(McClelland's theory of needs)
Talk about achievement as a motivator.
Personal responsibility.
Results based on own efforts.
Prefer quick acknowledgement of their progress.
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(McClelland's theory of needs)
Talk about affiliation as a motivator.
A need for love, belonging and social acceptance.
Motivated by being liked by others.
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(McClelland's theory of needs)
Talk about power as a motivator.
Need to control own work and others'.
Aspire for positions with status and authority.
More concerned about level of influence than effective work performance.
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(McGregor's theory X and theory Y)
What are the theories based on?
Participation of workers.
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(McGregor's theory X and theory Y)
Theory X + appropriate management style.
Workers are lazy, self- centered and lacking ambition.
appropriate management style is strong and top down control.
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(McGregor's theory X and theory Y)
Theory Y + appropriate management style.
Workers are motivated and eager to accept responsibility.
appropriate management style is creating productive work force with rewards and reinforcement.
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(Vroom's theory of expectancy)
What is Vroom's belief?
People will be highly productive and
motivated if 2 conditions are met.
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(Vroom's theory of expectancy)
What are the 2 conditions?
1= if people believe efforts will lead to successful results
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2= people believe they will be rewarded for success.
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(Vroom's theory of expectancy)
When will people be motivated to put in high levels of effort?
When they believe there are relationships between efforts they put forth, performance they achieve and outcomes/ rewards they receive.
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(Locke (Management by Objectives MBO))
What is this goal setting theory?
Shows a link between 5 principles/ rules that can lead to better results in goals for companies and employees.
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(Locke (Management by Objectives MBO))
What are the 5 rules for goals to adhere to?
CLARITY- goals clear and specific.
CHALLENGING-motivate but being realistic.
COMMITMENT-all employees.
FEEDBACK-on goals.
COMPLEXITY-goals achievable not overwhelming.
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(Drucker (Management by Objectives MBO))
What is Drucker's basic principle?
Management by Objectives.
Determine joint objectives and tp provide feedback on results.
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(Drucker (Management by Objectives MBO))
What does setting challenging but attainable objectives do?
Promotes motivation and empowerment of employees.
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(Drucker (Management by Objectives MBO))
What approach is this?
Performance management approach.
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(Drucker (Management by Objectives MBO))
What does increasing commitment do for managers?
Allows them the opportunity to focus on new ideas and innovation that contribute to development and objectives of organisations.
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(Drucker (Management by Objectives MBO))
What are the conditions that must be met?
Objectives determined with employees
Formulated quantitatively and qualitatively.
Daily feedback needed, on level of coaching and development.
Rewards eg recognition, financial.
Growth and development, not punishments.
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(Drucker (Management by Objectives MBO))
What are the 5 steps of the individual development cycle?
Determine or revise organisational objectives.
Translating the organisational objectives to employees.
Stimulate the participation of employees in the determining of the objectives.
Monitoring of progress.
Evaluate and reward achievements.
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(Drucker (Management by Objectives MBO))
What is the message behind Management by Objectives?
Jointly determining and achieving objectives and being rewarded for achievements but to give fair and correct assessments of achievements.
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Peters (excellence theory) with the 7-S model.
Where did he develop model?
At Mckinsey & Company as a business management pioneer.
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Peters (excellence theory) with the 7-S model.
What was Peter's view about productivity?
Productivity can be achieved through people that work in company.
Businesses shouldn't focus on financial data.
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Peters (excellence theory) with the 7-S model.
What was Peter's goal?
To motivate business owners and entrepreneurs to have more of an employee focus to achieve goals and to learn more about products through customers.
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7- S Model.
What is it based on?
Human Resources instead of focusing on numbers.
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7- S Model.
What are the first 4 S's?
STRATEGY- gives clear vision on how to stay competitive and be successful.
SYSTEMS-practices related to how business decisions are made.
STYLE-the way managers oversee employees and uplift them.
STAFF-how employees are treated and to be rewarded.
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7- S Model.
What are the last 3 S's?
SKILLS-abilities of employees to make business successful.
STRUCTURE- based on different visions of company.
SHARED VALUES- based on culture of company and how it practices business.
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Person will only be motivated when needs are fulfilled.

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(Maslow's hierarchy of needs)
when will a person be fulfilled?

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Physiological- survival needs eg food, water and shelter.
Safety- protection from danger + deprivation eg security of income, good health, financial aid, permanent scholarship.
Belongingness and love= social- need for association and friendship.
Self- est

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Understand specific needs of each individual and help fulfill them.

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Hygiene and motivating factors.

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