In this ever-changing working environment‚ motivation is essentially important to achieve the objectives of organisations‚ which are mainly effectiveness and efficiency. So‚ what exactly is motivation? Motivation refers to the psychological forces that determine a person’s behaviour‚ and can be divided into two aspects - intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that is derived from one’s own sake‚ while extrinsic motivation is derived from behaviour that is affected by
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Sources of Motivation and Our Behavior Angela Atwater PSY 355 February 10‚ 2013 Dr. Neysa Hatcher Motivation is what moves us to start exercising regularly‚ eating healthier or pursing further education. Whatever our goals may be‚ in order to accomplish them and endure the obstacles along the way‚ our motives and incentives must remain in focus. Each of us has someone or something that drives us toward an action or shapes our behaviors and it varies from earning a specific income
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MOTIVATION THEORIES: Goal Setting Theory: In the late 1960s‚ Edwin Locke proposed that intentions to work toward a goad are a major source of work motivation. That is‚ goals tel an employee what needs to be done and how much effort will need to be made. Specific hard goals produce a higher level of output than does the generalized goal of "do your best". Why? The specificity of the goal itself seems to act as an internal stimulus. For instance‚ when a trucker commits to making 12 round trips
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Telecommuting Increases Productivity Telecommuting‚ also known as work-from-home‚ is a common practice among many business firms. In many articles‚ authors claim that telecommuting makes noticeable contribution to companies‚ increasing productivity by around 15%-50%. However‚ to some CEOs‚ telecommuting is not an attractive option. They think that most people exaggerate the significance of telecommuting because they worry about losing direct control over the employees. Actually‚ telecommuting can
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University of Phoenix Material Employee Portfolio: Motivation Action Plan Determine the motivational strategy or strategies that would likely be most appropriate for each of your three employees on basis of their individual characteristics. Indicate how you would leverage their employee evaluations to motivate each of the three employees. Describe one or more of the motivational theories and explain how the theories connect to each of your selected motivational strategies. Team Member Name
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Employee retention is very important to organizations. If employees can not be retained‚ the company will have to invest money for training new employees time and time again. The cost of replacing an employee is high not only financially‚ but in terms of lost productivity‚ the time taken by the employer to go through the resumes and the cost incurred to conduct interviews. The best away to avoid this costly affair is to focus on the retention of employees as otherwise it will have a castigating effect
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Employee of the Month After watching “Employee of the Month‚” it was clear to see that there were two main issues. These issues were motivation and ethics and they both came up throughout the entire movie. It was almost immediately shown that moviation was an issue at the Super Club (where they all work) with almost all of the employees‚ each seemingly being motivated in a different manor. Since the main protagonist of the movie was Zack (played by Dane Cook)‚ an in-depth look at how his
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Employee recognition awards In today’s highly competitive business world‚ employee recognition is an important aspect of a business that needs to be given due attention. The way it is implemented and its success depend on how the business pursues employee recognition. In this report‚ we would like to showcase employee recognition in the business world‚ the theories behind each application‚ and how it is implemented by businesses. Employee recognition is an incidence or program by which an employer
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Employee empowerment is one of the management practices in today’s corporate business environment. It is a habit of allocating ideas‚ profit‚ recognition and control the costs with employees. According to the management theory of Kanter‚ mentioned by Rodriguez (2011) that by sharing power it will not only improve personal job satisfaction but also benefit the organization as a whole. The involvement and participation will allow them to gain greater job satisfaction and more committed to the organization’s
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Motivation Christine Walters PSY/355 Jeremy Christensen Motivation Motivation is the process in which behavior is initiated‚ guided‚ and maintains goal-oriented behaviors. “We may define motive (or motivation) as a need‚ want‚ interest‚ or desire that propels someone (or an organism) in a certain direction” (Psychology‚ 2014). Motivation cannot be directly observed but through behaviors we see it manifested. It is thought of as the driving force that compels a person to do something in order
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