European Journal of Business and Management ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol 3‚ No.9‚ 2011 www.iiste.org Application of Frederick Herzberg’s Two-Factor theory in assessing and understanding employee motivation at work: a Ghanaian Perspective Kwasi Dartey-Baah (Corresponding Author) Department of Organisation & Human Resource Management‚ University of Ghana Business School P.O. Box LG78‚ Legon‚ Accra-Ghana‚ West Africa Telephone: 00233209621292 Email: kdartey-baah@ug.edu.gh
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Definition of motivation Internal and external factors that stimulate desire and energy in people to be continually interested and committed to a job‚ role or subject‚ or to make an effort to attain a goal. Motivation results from the interaction of both conscious and unconscious factors such as the (1) intensity of desire or need‚ (2) incentive or reward value of the goal‚ and (3) expectations of the individual and of his or her peers. These factors are the reasons one has for behaving a certain
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Activity 5 Topic 6: Motivation and rewards In this topic you have covered an important theory of motivation called Expectancy Theory. Let’s apply this theory to your university study‚ specifically the upcoming essay assessment. There are three expectancy factors that will affect your motivation to succeed: * Expectancy is your belief that working hard on your essay will result in the production of a good quality piece of work (i.e. a least a high pass or credit although more able students
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Chapter – III Background of the Study & Review of literature 3.1 Background of the study Many researchers and authors have defined the concept of motivation. It has been defined as: * The psychological process that gives behavior purpose and direction (Kreitner‚ 1995) * A predisposition to behave in a purposive manner to achieve specific‚ unmet needs (Buford‚ Bedeian‚ & Lindner‚ 1995) * An internal drive to satisfy an unsatisfied need (Higgins‚ 1994) * The will to achieve
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We exaggerate the differences‚ ignoring what we share as human beings and become prejudiced. Prejudice is nourished by fear as it grows out of exaggeration. It is a profoundly negative emotion bearing the fruit of hatred. Racism is a form of extreme prejudice that leads to physical and psychological violence. Racists can be any color: white‚ black‚ brown‚ red or yellow. A white racist thinks all blacks are alike‚ while a black racist thinks all Hispanics are alike. In addition‚ a Hispanic
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MOTIVATION MOTIVATION ROOSEVELT CASTILHO HOSPITALITY SUPERVISION Work motivation "is a set of energetic forces that originate both within as well as beyond an individual’s being‚ to initiate work-related behavior‚ and to determine its form‚ direction‚ intensity‚ and duration" Motivation is a person’s internal disposition to be concerned with and approach positive incentives and avoid negative incentives. To further this‚ an incentive is the anticipated reward or aversive event
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Table of Contents Introduction 3 Types of Motivation in the Workplace 3 Theories on Motivation 4-7 Factors Affecting Employee Motivation 7-8 Conclusion 8 References 9-11 Motivation in the Workplace Introduction Motivation within the workforce has always been a central problem for leaders and managers. Employees who feel motivated in the workplace are more likely to be persistent
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Motivation Motivation is a person’s internal disposition to be concerned with and approach positive incentives and avoid negative incentives. To further this‚ an incentive is the anticipated reward or aversive event available in the environment. While motivation can often be used as a tool to help predict behavior‚ it varies greatly among individuals and must often be combined with ability and environmental factors to actually influence behavior and performance. Because of motivation’s role in influencing
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Business studies has captivated me since I started learning it in 11th grade because it provides an international perspective on commercial strategies and operations. Since I have studied commerce in my 11th&12th grade I have a clear and thorough understanding of the basics of business management and principles of accounting. As a part of my course I have visited nearby factories to prepare a project on sales promotion which was adjudged as one of the best projects of my class. Since I grew
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TABLE OF CONTENT Motivation can be define as the process that account for an individual intensity‚ direction and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal. Motivation can help the employee be more comfortable to do their work at workplace. Beside through the motivation it will influence to the employees performance toward s their job. There have many differences of meaning for motivation based on our researcher. According to Robbins and Judge (2007)‚ they defined motivation as a process that
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