Organisational Behaviour
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATION
The Oxford Dictionary defines Motivation as a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way; desire or willingness to do something; enthusiasm.
People spend a considerable part of their lives at work, so it is not surprising that they expect to be rewarded and satisfied with the job that they do.
Motivation is concerned with why people do things as well as what drives them to behave in a particular way. Understanding what motivates individuals is important in the workplace. Research suggests that motivated employees are happier at work. They get more satisfaction from their work, are absent less often, tend to be more loyal and work with more enthusiasm. This in turn encourages them to contribute more to the development of an organisation.
SCHOLARLY DEFINITIONS
According to Greenberg and Baron (2000) this definition could be divided into three main parts. The first part looks at arousal that deals with the drive, or energy behind individual (s) action. People turn to be guided by their interest in making a good impression on others, doing interesting work and being successful in what they do. The second part referring to the choice people make and the direction their behaviour takes. The last part deals with maintaining behaviour clearly defining how long people have to persist at attempting to meet their goals.
Kreitner (1995), Buford, Bedeian &Linder (1995), Higgins (1994) all cited in Linder
(1998) defined motivation as “the psychological process that gives behaviour purpose and direction, a predisposition to behave in a purposive manner to achieve specific unmet needs, an unsatisfied need, and the will to achieve, respectively.
Young (2000, p1) suggest that motivation can be defined in a variety of ways, depending on who you ask .Ask some one on the street, you may get a response like “its what drives us” or
“its what make us do the things we do.” Therefore
UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATION
The Oxford Dictionary defines Motivation as a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way; desire or willingness to do something; enthusiasm.
People spend a considerable part of their lives at work, so it is not surprising that they expect to be rewarded and satisfied with the job that they do.
Motivation is concerned with why people do things as well as what drives them to behave in a particular way. Understanding what motivates individuals is important in the workplace. Research suggests that motivated employees are happier at work. They get more satisfaction from their work, are absent less often, tend to be more loyal and work with more enthusiasm. This in turn encourages them to contribute more to the development of an organisation.
SCHOLARLY DEFINITIONS
According to Greenberg and Baron (2000) this definition could be divided into three main parts. The first part looks at arousal that deals with the drive, or energy behind individual (s) action. People turn to be guided by their interest in making a good impression on others, doing interesting work and being successful in what they do. The second part referring to the choice people make and the direction their behaviour takes. The last part deals with maintaining behaviour clearly defining how long people have to persist at attempting to meet their goals.
Kreitner (1995), Buford, Bedeian &Linder (1995), Higgins (1994) all cited in Linder
(1998) defined motivation as “the psychological process that gives behaviour purpose and direction, a predisposition to behave in a purposive manner to achieve specific unmet needs, an unsatisfied need, and the will to achieve, respectively.
Young (2000, p1) suggest that motivation can be defined in a variety of ways, depending on who you ask .Ask some one on the street, you may get a response like “its what drives us” or
“its what make us do the things we do.” Therefore