...Running Head: MOTIVATION CONCEPTS ANALYSIS Motivation Concepts Analysis Name Human Motivation PSY 320 Faculty Date Introduction on motivational concepts Motivation is comprised of at least 3 components: direction, effort and persistence. Additional factors to motivation are intrinsic: “self generated factors such as responsibility, skills and abilities, interest, opportunities for career advancement and extrinsic: things that motivate an individual such as rewards, promotional opportunities or punishment.” (The Manager, 2007) According to the text, Understanding Motivation and Emotion by Reeve, “motivation is the study of the processes that provide behavior with energy and direction.” (Reeve, 2001) Describe how the theory of intrinsic motivation would and would not be applicable if applied to two or more workplace situations drawn from personal experience Some types of intrinsic motivation for employees are: challenge, interest, learning, meaning, purpose and creative flow. Intrinsic motivation is self generated and can be more effective when an individual has a general interest in something that has appeal to the individual. Intrinsic motivation requires a manager to engage an individual in a task and inform them of the benefits and impact on the employee. About two years ago our company was rolling out a third party record keeping platform. This required testing of our existing database systems for compatibility. My manager wanted me to be a subject matter...
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...Motivation Concept Analysis Motivation in theory – Frederick Herzberg two factor theory Tomala Lewis PSY/320 6/5/2010 Angelica James Motivation Concept Analysis Motivation in theory – Frederick Herzberg two factor theory I agree with Mr. Frederick Herzberg’s two factor theory 100% and without any shadow of a doubt. There is no way any small business or large company can succeed, grow and continue prosperity in the future without the two factors Herzberg theorized. The first of two factors believed by Herzberg is Hygiene factors; Hygiene factors are based on the need for a business to avoid unpleasantness at work. If these factors are considered inadequate by employees, then they can cause dissatisfaction with work. Hygiene factors include company policy and administration, wages, salaries, and other financial remuneration, quality of supervision, quality of inter-personal relations, working conditions, and feelings of job security. The second factor believed by Herzberg is Motivator factors. Motivator factors are based on an individual's need for personal growth. When they exist, motivator factors actively create job satisfaction. If they are effective, then they can motivate an individual to achieve above-average performance and effort. Motivator factors are status, opportunity for advancement, gaining recognition, responsibility, challenging and or stimulating work, and a sense of personal achievement & personal growth in a job. The need for a business to run efficiently...
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...Running head: MOTIVATION CONCEPT ANALYSIS Motivation Concept Analysis Individuals are motivated by many factors that drive them to the need to fulfill their goals, expectations and desires. In the workplace, I’ve witnessed, including evaluating my own driven behaviors that acquire a driven mental philosophy, we strive to meet not only our own expectations, but the expectation of our peers or the outside world. This way of thinking can lead to a very competitive working environment that can either lead to an agreeable or disagreeable environment. Emelander (2009) states that motivation within the workplace will rely on four distinctive motives, such as the drive to acquire and achieve expectations, drive to bond and be involved in like minded and/or desirable social groups, drive to learn and comprehend opportunities and challenges and the drive to defend yourself and that these “four drive theory is balance between and among drives so they can compliment and regulate each other. For this reason, I chose Sigmund Freud’s theory of Drive. I chose the theory as I have seen many depictions of driven behaviors. As we have the need to eat, breath, sleep and etcetera, we live throughout life needing to progress, succeed, to rise above our expectations and desires. According to Sigmund Freud’s Drive theory, the theory describes the motivation elements of driven behavior as “that all behavior was motivated and that the purpose of behavior was to serve the satisfaction of need,”...
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...Motivation Concept Analysis Motivation in theory – Frederick Herzberg two factor theory Tomala Lewis PSY/320 6/5/2010 Angelica James Motivation Concept Analysis Motivation in theory – Frederick Herzberg two factor theory I agree with Mr. Frederick Herzberg’s two factor theory 100% and without any shadow of a doubt. There is no way any small business or large company can succeed, grow and continue prosperity in the future without the two factors Herzberg theorized. The first of two factors believed by Herzberg is Hygiene factors; Hygiene factors are based on the need for a business to avoid unpleasantness at work. If these factors are considered inadequate by employees, then they can cause dissatisfaction with work. Hygiene factors include company policy and administration, wages, salaries, and other financial remuneration, quality of supervision, quality of inter-personal relations, working conditions, and feelings of job security. The second factor believed by Herzberg is Motivator factors. Motivator factors are based on an individual's need for personal growth. When they exist, motivator factors actively create job satisfaction. If they are effective, then they can motivate an individual to achieve above-average performance and effort. Motivator factors are status, opportunity for advancement, gaining recognition, responsibility, challenging and or stimulating work, and a sense of personal achievement & personal growth in a job. The need for a business to run...
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...Introduction: company profile Unilever is a world leader in Fast Moving Consumer Goods,with its products being bought 160 million times a day and used 2 billion times a day in nearly over half(nearly 55%) of the households on the planet. Unilever has dual headquarters in Rotterdam and London. This was after the merger in 1930 of Margarine Unie(Rotterdam) and Lever Brothers(London). Unilever has more than 400 brands, 12 of which generate sales in excess of €1 billion a year. Its top brands include Dove, Knorr, Magnum ice-cream, Lipton tea, Axe/Lynx deodorant, Hellman’s mayonnaise and Omo, Persil and Surf. In 2011 Unilever worldwide turnover was €46.5 billion, with the underlying sales growth of 6.5%. The mission of Unilever is to help people everywhere increase the quality of their life without increasing their environmental footprint. As a result, Unilever has set out an ambitious plan to help more than a billion people to improve their health and well-being, to halve the environmental impact of its production activities and to improve the livelihoods of half a million people in the supply chain by 2020. Unilever’s human resource is its key asset. Census reports of 2010 indicate that the employees were 171,000 who composed of a cultural diversity such as the markets that the company operates in. The company operates in 180 countries; the map indicates the presence of Unilever. Of these employees top leadership consists of representatives from 22 nationalities. In 2010...
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...Motivation Concepts Table and Analysis Motivation Concepts Table Theory Name Major Theorist(s) Time Period Created Key Theory Concepts Will: Descartes 1637 Will motivates all actions. Will is an initiated and directed action. Ruckmick 1963 Striving to create impulses to act. The ability to resist self-denial or temptation. Rand 1964 Helps to decide whether or not to act. Instinct Darwin 1859-1872 A behavior is unlearned, automated and mechanistic. Biological urges impulses and appetites. Freud’s Drive Theory Freud 1915 All behavior is motivated to serve the fulfillment of need. Hull’s Drive Theory Hull 1943 and 1952 Drive is a physiological basis and bodily need is the ultimate basis of motivation. Drive can be predicted before it occurs. Decline of Drive Theory Sheffield & Roby 1950 Learning can occur when there is no equivalent experience of drive decline. Harlow 1953 Learning occurs when there is a drive reductions and well as an increase in drive. Klien 1954 Motivation can result from something other than bodily disturbances. Bolles 1972 A decrease in drive is not necessary for learning to occur. Theory Name Major Theorist(s) Time Period Created Key Theory Concepts Post-Drive Theory Years Bolles 1975 Had the dominant perspective on motivation. Berlyne 1967 Optimal level of arousal Hebb 1955 Olds 1969 Pleasure centers in the brain Miller 1948 Approach and avoidance conflicts, conditioned motives Murray 1938 Universal...
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...Achievement Motivation Theory Analysis University of Phoenix PHY/320 Elizabeth Riegner December 19, 2012 Achievement Motivation Theory Analysis Every manager has a theory on how to motivate employees to perform his or her job. One of the oldest motivational methods is the Carrot and Stick method, which is a combination of rewards and punishments to bring about a desired behavior. Although this method of motivation can still be found in one form or the other in many organizations today, managers are learning new methods of motivating employees. This paper will analyze two different job positions the author has held, and how the theory of achievement motivation would and would not be applicable to those job positions. The author will also analyze the need to develop and create new theoretical models of motivation in today's changing work environment. Theory of Achievement Motivation Atkinson's Achievement Motivation Theory suggests that some individuals have a greater need for achievement and success than other individuals. Those individuals that have a high need to achieve and be successful will take on more difficult tasks than those individuals that are not highly motivated to succeed. The following two workplace scenarios will show how the theory of achievement can affect employees. Workplace Scenario One One workplace scenario that works well with the achievement motivation theory is the Wal-Mart organization. Employees of Wal-Mart are paid by the hour; however...
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...CheckPoint: Persuasion & Conformity Scenario The student’s paper that I selected believes that Donnie is more than likely to be persuaded by unsafe behavior and peer pressures over John. The student made this assumption because Donnie is a bookworm and has a hard time socializing and expressing himself. This can show that Donnie has low self-esteem, which leads to studies revealing people with this issue are more than likely going to be peer pressured (Nevid & Rathus, 2005). This is for the the mere fact of wishing to fit in or belong to society or a certain group. Someone with a high self-esteem level, is comfortable within themselves and not so likely to feel the desire to fit in or belong. People with an anxious nature, are also susceptible to peer pressure and persuasion (Nevid & Rathus, 2005). I do not agree with this student’s response at all, because mine is the exact opposite. I believe that John is more likely to be persuaded by peer pressures. This is due to the fact that John is used to attention and popularity, so he would naturally want to maintain his same status in a new environment. John is more than likely a conformist. The main two factors of conformity that would help define John would be the desire to be liked by others and a sense of belonging (Nevid & Rathus, 2005). As far as persuasion goes, John is driven by emotional appeals, such as admiration from peers and followers (Nevid & Rathus, 2005). My classmate’s response...
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...Abstract The motivational force analysis is going to be examined in this paper and it is to be compared and contrasted with existing theoretical tools employed to understand motivation, since it’s redefining the way of using motivational tools in organizations. The Motivational force analysis is a tool used to find the appropriate measures taken to get the optimal output from employees. This is done by performing a theoretical, psychological and statistical analysis resulting in functions of cost, motivation and output of the business. These functions are used in an mathematical analysis that derive at the motivational-equilibrium i.e. value of optimal cost-output level of motivation. This paper will describe the process of performing a Motivational Force analysis in addition to consider its applicability to employees and organizations and examine it’s strengths and limitations by doing so. Table of Contents Introduction ………………………….......................…………......……………………………….. 1 Theoretical framework………………………….………………………………………………………….. 1 Why the motivational force analysis is needed …..…………………………………………………………2 Application of the analysis…………………………..……..………...………………………………………2 Data collection & experiment ………………..……………………………………………………………..3 Determine cost-output ……………………………………….........………………………………………….3 Determine cost-motivation…………………………………...……………………………………………….7 Mathematical analysis……………………………..............………………………………………………….7 Finding the motivational equilibrium…………………………...
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...* Financial Rewards at MetLife Alico * Presented by : * * Outline I. Introduction Overview of the Insurance Industry Company Profile I. Motivation General Overview Financial Rewards II. Financial Rewards at MetLife Alico III. Analysis of findings IV. Conclusions and Recommendations V. Appendix I- Introduction * Introduction The Insurance Industry in Lebanon * Open & liberal market * 60 insurance companies * Top 10 companies account for 60% of total premiums * Gross premiums per operating company have improved between 1997 and 2002 * Introduction * Life insurance sector is very developed relative to other Arab countries * Top 5 insurance companies: 1. - Arope Insurance 2. - Mednet Liban 3. - Libano- Suisse 4. - MedGulf 5. - MetLife Alico * Introduction Alico’s Profile: * American Life Insurance Company (Alico) is one of the largest leading insurance companies in the world * 1921: Established in Shanghai – China * 1960’s: Moved to Wilmmengtion- Delaware * 1980`s: Operating in Latin America , Middle East and Europe * Aim: “for market leadership and profitable growth, employing local talent and empowering individuals to perform at very high levels.” * Introduction Alico in Lebanon : * Leading life insurance company since 1953 * Main office...
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...tutorialrank.com PSY 320 Week 1 DQs PSY 320 Week 1 Individual Assignment Motivation Concepts Table and Analysis PSY 320 Week 2 DQs PSY 320 Week 2 Individual Assignment Workplace Motivation Paper PSY 320 Week 3 DQs PSY 320 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Company Motivational Profile Draft PSY 320 Week 4 DQs PSY 320 Week 4 Individual Assignment Job Redesign and Workplace Rewards Assessment PSY 320 Week 5 DQs PSY 320 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Company Motivational Profile Paper and Presentation ------------------------------------------------------------------- PSY 320 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com PSY 320 Week 1 DQs PSY 320 Week 1 Individual Assignment Motivation Concepts Table and Analysis PSY 320 Week 2 DQs PSY 320 Week 2 Individual Assignment Workplace Motivation Paper PSY 320 Week 3 DQs PSY 320 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Company Motivational Profile Draft PSY 320 Week 4 DQs PSY 320 Week 4 Individual Assignment Job Redesign and Workplace Rewards Assessment PSY 320 Week 5 DQs PSY 320 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Company Motivational Profile Paper and Presentation ------------------------------------------------------------------- PSY 320 Week 1 DQs For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com How do the various theories of motivation predict behavior in organizations? What is the difference between motivation and manipulation? Why must today's managers understand and utilize various...
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...UAE Organization – Etisalat, Employee Motivation and Job Satisfaction Contents Abstract 3 1.Introductory Background 3 1.1Scope of the Research 4 1.2Research objectives 4 1.3About Etisalat 5 2.Literature Review 5 2.1Understanding the Concept of Motivation 5 2.2Job Performance and Satisfaction 6 2.3Theory of Motivation – Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need 7 3. Research Methodology 8 3.1 Research Philosophy 8 3.2 Research Approach 8 3.3 Method of Data Collection and Analysis 9 3.4.Ethical consideration 9 4. Research Result 9 5. Detail Analysis of Survey 10 6. Research Discussion 16 7. Research Conclusion 17 8.Bibliography 18 Abstract In the current competitive scenario people are trying hard to match their capabilities and aspiration to achieve their personal as well as professional objectives. On the same hand even organizations are seeing tough time to maintain their market performance that determines the success and failure of the organization. The performance of employee in organization is directly correlated to their level of motivation driven through their job structure with respect to the roles and responsibilities assigned to them depending on their caliber resulting to job satisfaction. In order to create commitment as well as motivation level among employees, employer has an important role to play. It is his directions and guidance under which the employee operates in the organization. Appointing the right resource to a job requirement and assigning it a complete...
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...EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. A case study seeks to associate with reward and employee motivation and identify association between employee motivation and employee motivation variables for instance gender, age, education, and income level and job experience in banking in Pakistan. The study should be based on primary data and sample size, by use of questionnaires. The partners are, therefore, in case of a business opportunity should apply relevant entrepreneurial skills in order to succeed especially by following the following path. Two hypotheses were developed for the present study and were tested by using Chi-square Test and binary Regression Test. The result of Chi-square shows that P- value is 0.048 of Chi-square its mean there is an association between salary and gender. The correlation between rewards and Employee Motivation is 0.546, which shows the positive relationship between compensation and employee motivation Payment structure is a crucial element in a business plan and should be carefully be looked into for instance the partners should make sure that they recruit a reasonable number of workers that they are able to manage. Objectives of this study (i).To determine if there is an association between rewards and employee motivation, biographical factors (Gender, age, education, qualification, and Income level). (ii).To identify the types of reward system in Pakistani Banks. (iii).To determine the impacts of rewards system on Banks employees’ biographical variables. (iv)...
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...addition to the 4-5 pages of analysis described above. Organizational behavior focuses on 3 levels of analysis: the individual, the group, and the organization. Module 1 focuses on the individual level of analysis. OB topics that are studies under this category include: diversity, employees’ motivation, job attitudes including job satisfaction, emotions and moods, personality and values. In this Module we focus on job attitudes and job satisfaction and on motivation. Employees have attitudes about various aspects of their jobs, their peers, their supervisors and their organizations. Job satisfaction is considered the most focal employee attitude. The most-used research definition of job satisfaction is by Locke (1976), who defined it as “. . . a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences” (p. 1304). Implicit in Locke’s definition is the importance of both feeling and thinking. According to Saari and Judge (2004): “when we think, we have feelings about what we think. Conversely, when we have feelings, we think about what we feel. Cognition and affect are thus inextricably linked, in our psychology and even in our biology. Thus, when evaluating our jobs, as when we assess most anything important to us, both thinking and feeling are involved”. Work motivation refers to the driving force by which employees achieve their goals. Different motivation theories focus on different aspects of the motivation construct. Some theories...
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...Motivation and Global Values Motivation and Global Values – Key Takeaways Term Motivation Definition General: Process that leads people to behave as they do In marketing context: Internal drive that influences consumer to seek out, evaluate and purchase goods and services General: Degree to which an object or idea is centrally related to the value system of an individual In marketing context: person’s perceived relevance of the object based on his/her inherent needs, values, and interests State of excitement that can be pleasant or unpleasant and is experienced more or less consciously Beliefs that one condition is preferable to its opposite Involvement Emotion Value 1. Motivation → To understand motivation is to understand WHY consumers do what they do Can be described in terms of … … its strength, or the pull it exerts on the consumer and … its direction, or the particular way the consumer attempts to reduce it. The Motivation Process o Once a need is aroused, a state of tension exists that drives the consumer to attempt to reduce or eliminate it. o The desired end state of motivation is the consumer’s goal, thus motivation can be described as goal-oriented. Types of Motivational Conflicts o Approach-approach motivational conflict is when consumers must choose between two attractive alternatives o Approach-avoidance motivational conflict is described as a consumer facing a purchase choice with both positive and a negative consequence o Avoidance-Avoidance...
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