Application of Organizational Behaviour Theory
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR ASSESSED COURSEWORK
Title: The Application of Organizational Behaviour Theory
UB No.: 1100****
Module Leader: David Spicer
Seminar Tutor: Robert Finnigan
Word Count: 2360
STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY:
I have read the University Regulations relating to plagiarism and certify that the above piece of coursework is all my own work and does not contain any unacknowledged work from any other sources.
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Date: 12.12.2011___________________
In this essay I will cover two topics- ‘Motivation’ and ‘Leadership and Management’. I will describe what each of them means and how they contribute to organizations. Furthermore, I will present and explain the main theories for each subject and give an example of how they work in an organization. I have chosen these two topics because, in my opinion, they are significantly related to each other. Each one is crucial to every organization and is vital for the organization’s ability to function properly. For me, ‘Motivation’ and ‘Leadership’ are the two dominant driving forces of an organization. Together they form a symbiotic relationship which’s main purpose is to set up a connection between the manager and the employees.
John Bratton (2007) gives the definition for motivation: “The forces within a person that affect his or her direction, intensity and persistence of voluntary behaviour.” Motivation is a composition of persistence, effort and direction and its purpose is achieving certain goals. Campbell, Dunnette, Lawler and Weick (1970) describe the process of motivation as “The extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal”. Effort can be described as the amount of work one exercises over a certain task and persistence means that one should always finish what he or she has begun doing. Direction is a third characteristic related to motivation. That is the direction to which the goals are directed, it depends whether they serve personal or organizational
Title: The Application of Organizational Behaviour Theory
UB No.: 1100****
Module Leader: David Spicer
Seminar Tutor: Robert Finnigan
Word Count: 2360
STATEMENT OF AUTHENTICITY:
I have read the University Regulations relating to plagiarism and certify that the above piece of coursework is all my own work and does not contain any unacknowledged work from any other sources.
Signed: ____________________________
Date: 12.12.2011___________________
In this essay I will cover two topics- ‘Motivation’ and ‘Leadership and Management’. I will describe what each of them means and how they contribute to organizations. Furthermore, I will present and explain the main theories for each subject and give an example of how they work in an organization. I have chosen these two topics because, in my opinion, they are significantly related to each other. Each one is crucial to every organization and is vital for the organization’s ability to function properly. For me, ‘Motivation’ and ‘Leadership’ are the two dominant driving forces of an organization. Together they form a symbiotic relationship which’s main purpose is to set up a connection between the manager and the employees.
John Bratton (2007) gives the definition for motivation: “The forces within a person that affect his or her direction, intensity and persistence of voluntary behaviour.” Motivation is a composition of persistence, effort and direction and its purpose is achieving certain goals. Campbell, Dunnette, Lawler and Weick (1970) describe the process of motivation as “The extent to which persistent effort is directed toward a goal”. Effort can be described as the amount of work one exercises over a certain task and persistence means that one should always finish what he or she has begun doing. Direction is a third characteristic related to motivation. That is the direction to which the goals are directed, it depends whether they serve personal or organizational
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