In today’s world the organization are made of teams to accomplish the organizational goals for that the certain task has been given to them but to complete those task the employees must be motivated to achieve the desired results from them, in contrast the management should make some methods from which the employees can be motivated and the end result is that the organization Goals or targets achieved. This essay will revolve around the motivation & three motivational theories and how the managers of the organization implement these theories by looking at the needs and expectations of the employees. Reference will be made throughout the essay to a case study of BEST BUY sales man (Michael V. Copeland, 2004).
To know something about motivation we should getting through another way related somehow to psychology in which intellectual writer said that the “Motivation is also should be defined as the process that initiates, guides and maintains goal-oriented behaviors “motivation works in every field of life like if we feel thirsty we can take a glass of water in order to fulfill their thirst or another example we can take a book to gain knowledge. It includes biological, emotional, social and cognitive forces that stimulate behavior. "Best Buy has done an incredible job of motivating the blueshirts," says Stacey Widlitz, a retail analyst at Fulcrum Global Partners. (Michael V. Copeland, 2004).
Both Interior and exterior aspects that motivate desire and energy in a individuals to be persistently interested and committed to a job, playing their role. The Motivation effects from the collaboration of both conscious and unconscious factors like (1) desire or needs (2) incentive or reward value (3) potentials of the individual and of ...
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As we have a great example of reinforcement theory in a BEST BUY stores, they do by setting the targeted sales an employer rewarded by different things like bonuses or meals or sale discount, by achieving a sales target free lunch meals or 73% discount on purchasing the product from the store an employee gets (Michael V. Copeland, 2004).
Overall we can say that the BEST BUY Stores has put all the three motivational theories in their store but specially the Expectancy theory is the one which is implemented most of the time by the BEST BUY STORE, we have seen that the employees are motivated throughout from starting to end by different ways and training on weekly basis on the other side Wall Mart don’t do that and their sales are not high as much as BEST BUY store have in the time of recession also (Michael V. Copeland, 2004).
According to Robbins et al; (Robbins et al, pg 296) motivation refers to the process by which a persons efforts are energized, sustained, and directed towards a goal. This definition has three key elements: energy, direction, and persistence. Motivation is a complex and important subject, has historically been given a great deal of attention by Psychologists, who have proposed theories to explain it. (Riggio, pg 188),
Abraham Maslow is known for establishing the theory of a hierarchy of needs, writing that human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs, and that certain lower needs need to be satisfied before higher needs can be satisfied. Maslow studied exemplary people such as Albert Einstein, Jane Addams, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Frederick Douglas rather than mentally ill or neurotic people. This was a radical departure from two of the chief schools of psychology of his day: Freud and B.F. Skinner. Freud saw little difference between the motivations of humans and animals. We are supposedly rational beings; however, we do not act that way. Such pessimism, Maslow believed, was the result of Freud's study of mentally ill people. "The study of crippled, stunted, immature, and unhealthy specimens can yield only a cripple psychology and a cripple philosophy" (Motivation and Personality). Skinner, on the other hand, studied how pigeons and white rats learn. His motivational models were based on simple rewards such as food and water, sex, and avoidance of pain. Say "sit" to your dog and give the dog a treat when it sits, and-after several repetitions--the dog will sit when you command it to do so. Maslow thought that psychologists should instead study the playfulness, affection, etc., of animals. He also believed that Skinner discounted things that make humans different from each other. Instead, Skinner relied on statistical descriptions of people.
Motivation play an important role in today’s work environment as motivated employees are more productive employees. However, the ways how we motivate the employees have to be improved from time to time as employees are being more demanding and that they are more concern about their needs than before. Motivational strategies have probably affected the most by employee concerns and values (Greiner 1986, p. 82). ‘A motivational strategy is any effort to induce employees to initiate and sustain activities that can directly or indirectly improve service productivity’ (Greiner 1986, p. 82). Motivation can have an effect on the output of your business and concerns both quantity and quality. For example, if you are in a manufacturing company, your business actually relies heavily on your production staff to make sure that quality product are being produce and being delivered to your client at the right time. However, if your production employees are lack of motivation they will be not motivated to produce the amount of product demanded, thus will be very costly. In the essay below, we will be discussing on the strength and weaknesses of McClelland’s acquired needs theory and the expectancy theory.
What motivates employees today? This is an increasing concern to managers today because the definition of motivation is a very complex. One cannot actually define motivation but can give theories to better explain it. In this paper, I am going to talk about some of the major theories and factors that affect motivation at the job.
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Today organizations are seeking the best employees to compete in the cutthroat market environment. In order to achieve their goals, they must have something to offer to their employees to keep them motivated. Employee motivation can come from management strategies, employee incentives, health, school, adoption assistance, and the more the company can offer the better and more valuable the employee can be. With that being said Best Buy might just have what most employees are looking for. Best Buy is considered to be one of the world’s largest consumer electronics retailers, with that being said more that 125,000 people are employed by Best Buy. This is a company willing to go the extra mile to make their employees satisfied which betters the
Motivation is the internal force that affects direction, intensity and persistence of voluntary behaviour of an individual. Motivation can also be understood in terms of an individual’s drive: internal or external as well as their goal setting behaviour. These forms of motivated functioning can easily be observed in organizations. Quantifying a subjective construct such as motivation has been a daunting task for psychologists and researchers who are interested to study organizational behaviours and optimal functioning of employees. It is imperative for organisations to create an environment conducive of achieving desired goals, by consistently motivating their employees to exhibit optimal performance.
It is firstly important to understand what motivation is? It’s the force that makes us do things: this is a result of our individual needs being met so we have inspiration to achieve a task. These needs change from each individual as everybody has their separate requirements’ to motivate themselves. “Every individual is unique and will respond differently to attempts to motivate him or her” (Bratton 2010 pg 210). When we suggest factors that determine the motivation of employees, the majority would instantly think of extrinsic motivation (higher salary). This is correct for the reason that some workers will be driven by money, but mostly wrong for the reason that it does not satisfy others as some people favour the intrinsic route were personal achievement or praise might be enough. This reinforces the statement that motivation is a personal characteristic, and not a one...
Motivation is ‘the arousal, direction and persistence of behaviour’ (Management Third Edition, Samson, 2009). Employee motivation directly affects the rate of productivity and it is within the manager’s role to find suitable motivational rewards and techniques to keep employees satisfied and therefore productive within the organisation. Employee motivation is consequently a major management concept as it is needed to produce more efficient and effective workers that successively brings upon a good organisational culture. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs states that “one will be continuously striving for more than what he/she already has” (Maslow, 1943: 370). This essay will go
On this basis, making right motivating decisions is also important. There are twelve basic human needs in work and life for individuals: family, fitness and happiness, work, economic, learning, home, social relationships, spirituality, community, leisure, mobility, and environment. 书167People are motivated by different driving forces because they have various needs and expectations. This is related to the distinction between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation enables employees to attain separable outcomes which are always some tangible rewards./6 By contrast, intrinsic motivation is relevant to the inherent satisfaction of activities./7 This paper provides strength and weakness at Walmart including these two types of motivation. According to the discussion, it will propose Walmart brings motivating advantages into full play and improve the
The job of a manager in the workplace is to get things done through employees. To do this the manager should be able to motivate employees. But that’s easier said than done! Motivation practice and theory are difficult subject, touching on several disciplines.
Motivation is a kind of force which uplifts individuals to accomplish some mutual objectives, either set by the individual or the organization. ¬“Every business either public or private is goal oriented and all efforts are geared towards the successful attainment of their goals and objectives” (Rothberg, 2005). It has been disputed that if individual staffs are not inspired to make effectual use of the capacities found among them during the employment, they might not attain the level of performance that is anticipated from them. (Rothberg, 2005).
Throughout this quarter, we have learned about many concepts managers should have or apply to their job in order to be successful. One of the most important concepts is motivation. Motivation is the persistence and intensity of the individual to reach a particular goal. As a manager, you need to understand the needs of employees and try your best to motivate them. Motivation is what gets tasks done, and improves companies around the world. Motivation can come from physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs, or self-actualization needs. To be a successful manager, we must recognize the different needs that are important to each employee then design jobs that address those needs to maximize motivation as well as results. However,
Motivation is an important function in organizations to motivate their employees for their ability to perform well, improving their skills, increasing productivity, job satisfaction and employee extension. Employees also are not a machines that we could just program their task in their brain and they will do it automatically, they require motivation to actually do their job properly. And so, after discussing the process models of the Maslow’s “Hierarchy of needs”, Douglas McGregor theory X and Y, and also the Herzberg’s “two factor motivation hygiene theory.” understanding the ways of motivating people, the human nature, and the substance of nature. I believe that the true motivation can only come from within and also managers can actually motivate all of their employees.
Motivation is one of the most discussed topics in the present psychologists like Maslow and Herzberg are dedicating their efforts to understanding it. Companies are investing a significant amount of resources in improving productivity in order to make bigger profits. One of these important resources of human nature. In order to get the best out of employees, some motivational approaches need to be used. But what is motivation and how do I successfully motivate? I will try to relate one of my personal experiences with a friend to some of the most motivational theories. After introducing my story and making a definition of motivation I will address the ideas of the best in a historical order. The outcome of it shows that with the help of my shared experiences. I finally reached my aim of successfully motivating another person.