Workplace Motivation

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Nowadays the most of works need to motivation because this works want to get

high quality .However, there are some problems which face so many people during

the motivation . So there are a lot of theories appeared to help people to get the

best motivation. What is the motivation .To reply this question that means you can

understand the motivation also you can know how do you deal with problem

motivation. There are a lot of definitions for motivation some people make briefly

definition for motivation ,that is the motivation that pushes person to do some

things . Moreover, there also are anther of definition ,One of these definitions define

by (Robbins, 2001, p.155) he states “ motivation as the processes that account for an

individual’s intensity, direction and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal”.

The definition shows that there are three factors influence on motivation that are

intensity, direction and persistence. This essay is going to assess these theories and

show the advantages and disadvantages of each theory. These theories called

hierarchy of needs, ERG theory and two-factor theory. The goals of Maslow's theory

show basic human needs, that influence people behaviours.

These needs also work to control behaviour . (Glassman and Hadad,2004,p.155)

''This emphasis on motivation seems to reflect the influence of psychodynamic

Model on Maslow'' . Maslow found group able on influence our behaviour.

According to Maslow, motivation is a power that force the person to work.

Maslow divided the human’s requirements into five layers into pyramid form .Firstly

he began with Physiological requirements because he thought it is mine point in the

pyramid because any person can...

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...ary to employee or give extra marks to students. Whereas

some people think the motivation just in a psychological thins such as a praise on

employee’s works. And the other people combine between the internal and external

factor to make people more effective. In my opinion the basic drive in these theories

are managers how use the convenient theory according to the situation of person,

that means the manager can all these theories in the same organization.

References

Daft, R.L. (2008) New Era of Management, 2nd, China: Thomson South-Western.

Glassman, W.E, and Hadad, M. (2004) Approaches to Psychology,4th, Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Robbins, S.P.(2001) Organizational Behavior,9th, New Jersey: prentice-Hall.

Smith, j. and Taylor J.(2007) 'What is Motivation', Psychology Today,vol.7 (3), pp.54-78.

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