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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CHAPTER 7: SELECTION Recruitment – function of attracting the best possible candidates to fill up a vacant position. Selection – a critical component to the growth of your organization. The responsibility of effective selection rests on the partnership between the human resource professional and the line managers. The selection process covers the ff: Screening applications and resumes Conducting tests to the applicants Interviewing Performing reference or background check Deciding whether
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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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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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Kazakpayev Maxat Motivation Motivation - is the process encouraging people to work. There are many different aspects of the theory of motivation‚ and they are: 1. Historically‚ the early views on motivation to work‚ such as the policy of "carrot and stick". The adherents of this view think that man is by nature lazy‚ sly‚ selfish‚ wants to give less and get more‚ hence there is a need to constantly force him to work and systematically encouraged to achieve high results. 2. Content theories
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In current global economic scenario when organizations are facing fierce competition and sustaining growth is the biggest challenge Employee retention and motivation go hand in hand for any organization. Among global industries where even after high rate of unemployment; organizations are struggling to retain their employees. Question is whether employee motivation theories provide a feasible solution for employee retention and better strategies for performance improvement? Different articles have
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Literature Review Topic. Motivation Title. Motivation in the workplace Introduction Motivation is a key important influence element in an organization growth and development‚ it is important that manager and leader in organization understand and recognise the important and effect motivation can impact on their organization. ‘’Motivation is the driving force within individuals that compels them physiologically and psychologically to pursue one or more goals to fulfil their needs or expectations
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3.What is 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 intensity of desire or need‚ incentive or reward value of the goal‚ and 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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Motivation is basically about the desire of one to achieve something as motivation act as a force that pushes us towards performing an actionand finally bringing us the achievement.For example‚ when we are thirsty‚ we will go get a glass of water to quench our thirst. Here‚ quenching our thirst is set as our motivation and the act of getting a glass of water to drink is the performing action. This shows us that motivation is what causes us to act. Hence‚ motivation can also be said as a process that
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Comparative analysis of employee motivation system and job design of two private sector companies. Employee Motivation: “Employee motivation is a reflection of the level of energy‚ commitment‚ and creativity that a company’s workers bring to their jobs.” http://www.the-no-sugar-coach.com/employee-motivation-definition.html Why is employee motivation important? You can have a lovely shiny car‚ but it’s worthless if it doesn’t have the power of a great engine behind it. Your employees are
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