Motivation

Introduction

Motivation processes in an organization set the tone of the organizational goals.   Whether the organization is for profit or non-profit, motivation processes play an important role towards an individual's job performance, productivity, job satisfaction, job dissatisfaction, and the leadership effectiveness towards a work group's motivational processes.   Organizations as a whole cannot solely be responsible for the motivation process of the individuals, but, the leaders within the organization face the challenges of understanding the motivation processes. The challenge is not just the understanding of the different motivation process or theories, but, the challenge is to improve the motivation processes of each individual in the organization.   This seems like an overwhelming task for an organization of fifteen hundred employees to undertake.   However, if each area of specialization takes on its own responsibility of the motivation processes, the goals of the organization can be achieved.   The president of the organization can present objectives to each division and department's heads to effectively carry out the appropriate organization goals and objectives as needed.   In this paper, my organization's motivation processes are examined.   In addition, I shall examine four theories and other discussion material to show how my department within my organization applies them or may apply them towards work groups.   Generally, the psychological theories of motivation are presented to show how people are intrinsically motivated and extrinsically motivated. (Amabile,1996).   Today, managers need to understand what motivates employees more than ever.   The economy is shifting causing organizations to shift in structure as well.   Employees career paths are also shifting, job responsibilities are shifting, and job security is a thing of the past.   With all of these changes in today's workplace, managers cannot rely on management tactics of the past, rather,... [continues]

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