CheckPoint Motivating Employees
Lesley McDaniel
BEH/225
October 5th, 2012
Dr. Karen Pasveer

Is it possible for a manager to motivate and employee? According to Morris & Maisto, Intrinsic motivation is a desire to perform a behavior while extrinsic motivation stems from motivation to perform a behavior to avoid a consequence or punishment.
In intrinsic motivation a child will climb a tree or play a game while an adult will play a musical instrument because they genuinely get enjoyment from the task. (Morris & Maisto, 2010). An employee who is intrinsically motivated may work with extra enthusiasm at a task while his manager is around. The employee does not necessarily work for a reward but because the employee is inspired from within to perform the task. The employee may complete a task that was quite difficult. Upon completion, his manager tells him that he did a great job and to keep up the great work but nothing more. This employee could then be less intrinsically motivated the next time he is to complete the same task or another one the manager may ask him to complete.
Extrinsic motivation is what inspires an employee to complete a task for such things as a monetary reward or to avoid being punished. A manager may use this type of motivation while offering a raise in pay or a promotion. The employee would then work hard, never be late to work and be sure their tasks were completed correctly and on time. However, this motivation may decrease once the task is completed and the reward is achieved. It is similar to a child doing chores around the house. A mother may tell her child she will receive an allowance this week if all her homework and chores are done. The child will work hard to complete the chores and homework until the next week when the allowance is not offered again.
It is very possible for a manager to motivate an employee. In order