...Sources of Motivation Paper Tiffany Howard PSY/xxx 21 May 2015 Mr Michael Norman The term motivation has numerous aspects as related to different individual. Therefore it can be defined in many ways. Motivation has a major influence on an individuals behavior and is something that can be hard to retain as it is part of our human nature to stumble upon obstacles that can cause us to lose motivation. Will power and self determination are required in maintaining focus for achievement. Being motivated requires inspiration and incentive. This paper will provide an understanding of the term motivation, identify sources of motivation, explain the relationship between motivation and behavior, and examine how behavior exhibits motivation. Motivation involves the emotional, cognitive, and social forces that stimulates our behavior. Cognitive knowledge is important because it enables the individual to evaluate incentives, understand how to attain them, and assess the chances of success (Deckers, 2010). Motivation is the process which initiates, directs and supports goal focused behaviors. In simpler everyday terms, motivation can be described as why an individual does something. In life, motivation is a necessity to be successful in completing a particular task or endeavor and acts as the driving force. Motivation can be viewed as an internal energy which provokes an individual to initiate something in order for something to be accomplished. Three aspects...
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...Annotated Bibliography Ann, G., Jerry W, G., & Heather S, M. (2009). Organizational change: Motivation, communication, and leadership effectiveness. 21(4), 75-94. This article is discussed about a leader’s ability to influence and motivate an individual employee in the workplace. The article is based on the theory of (Vroom, 1964), (Maslow, 1954), (Skinner, 1971) and widely used goal theory (Karoly, 1993) which explain that motivation is come from a given work environment and how their leader motivate them. It is require skilled manager who can communicate effectively, attend to employee queries, be creative and innovative, plan and delegate task and always follow up with problems solving. This article would be a helpful resource for my research paper because it demonstrates the real and recent research from (Hebda, Vojak, Griffin, & Price, 2007- Motivating technical visionaries in large American Companies) which indicated that the most important motivator was time provided by the management to solve the complex issues. It shows that the leaders need to plan and make fast decision making and create a work environment that bring forth employee motivation. It is reliable as the authors use a lot of reference sources to support the conclusions. This journal article is written by three very experience authors. Ann Gilley is an associate professor of management at Ferris State University where she teaches strategy and management. Her areas of research include change, the organizational...
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...Sources of Motivation Paper Kellie Dahl PSY/355 March 30, 2015 Tracy Christian-Cruz Sources of Motivation Paper “I think I can, I think I can” this common phrase is usually heard when trying to get motivation flowing. This is just one small part of motivation and where it comes from. By defining motivation, learning where it comes from, how it relates to behavior, and how behavior can affect motivation, one can learn to be at the “I think I can” step of being motivated. Motivation is, by definition; the act or instance of motivating, the desire to do; interest or drive (Collins English Dictionary, 10th ed.). This definition is very broad and can be interpreted in many ways. To break it down lets look at the act of being motivated, which is said to be moving into action or deciding on a change in action according to the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1841-1960). He believed that actions were not spontaneous in nature but were induced by motives or incentives (Deckers, 2010). A motive is a person’s internal disposition to be concerned with and approach positive incentives and avoid negative incentives, while an incentive is the anticipated reward or adverse event available within the environment. These two are linked because receiving an incentive is the goal of a motive (Deckers, 2010). One good example commonly used to describe this is being hungry; hunger is the motive for getting something to eat. Since our motivation comes from events that move us from...
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...The Brain and Motivation Motivation to Stop Smoking Christina Cheshire Emeka Wolfe-Norman, Ed.S, LPC PSY/ 355 February 27, 2012 Most drugs, including nicotine, induce a “euphoric” effect in the mind (Lewis, 2009) that can be difficult to “undo.” Smoking for most will be the most difficult thing they will ever do. I know that I have a personal interest in this paper. I am a smoker who is trying to quit. I have been a smoker for over fifteen years and I have come to a point in my life where I know that I must stop and it is a daily struggle but also achieveable. Structures of the Brain and Smoking According to Lewis (2009), “nicotine is known to activate neuronal nicotinic receptors in the mesolimbic dopamine system.” What this means is that nicotine acts as a neural transmitter of sorts, and activates the dopamine system, creating the euphoric or calming effect most often associated with cigarette smoking. Because these receptors become sensitive to nicotine use, a person will become accustomed to the hypersensitive psychomotor activation (Lewis, 2009). The psychomotor activation creates a sense of alertness, boots metabolism,...
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...MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES IN AN ORGANIZATION: TRAINING PERSPECTIVE Term paper submitted in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Executive Master in Business Administration By Md Mahbub Alam Student ID # 083-056-090 North South University, Dhaka Bangladesh 20 July 2012 Faculty: Dr. Kamal Uddin Ahmed North South University Mr. Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Phd Faculty School of Business North South University Dhaka, bangladesh July 20, 2012 Ref: Submission of the report Dear Sir, Please accept the accompanying paper titled “MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES IN AN ORGANIZATION: TRAINING PERSPECTIVE”. The paper has been completed for the course ‘HRM: 603 Training and Development’. The paper provides a detailed understanding of the Motivating factors for employees in an organization and how training motivates employees as one of those factors. This has been made possible through the commitment and support shown to me by you. The sources referred by you were also able to provide me with great in-depth information and comprehension of the scenarios. I would like to thank you for supporting my endeavour and having faith in me to complete the following task. Sincerely, Md Mahbub Alam Student of EMBA ID# 083-056-090 North South University Acknowledgements I wish to thank my faculty, Dr. Kamal...
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...Organizational Commitment and Communication The Walt Disney Company did not get its proclaimed status as one of the most successful organizations on values alone. It took a strong sense of organizational commitment and communication. This paper displays the focus points of Disney’s organizational commitment through several contributing factors. First, this paper displays the different leadership styles used by Disney and how the styles affect group communication. Second, the reader will review an analysis of the different sources of power within the Walt Disney Company and how these sources affect group and organizational communication. Third, this paper displays Disney’s organizational culture and identifies motivational theories affected by its culture, including an evaluation of the role of communication as an element of the theories. Last, this paper displays the commitment of Disney’s workforce and its relationship to communication within the Disney Company. Leadership Styles The Walt Disney Company is an organization committed to creativity and innovation. How they maintain such a commitment is no secret: strong leadership. At Disney, an individual in leadership position should have qualities that display leadership excellence, ultimately creating functional groups with good communication in a successful organization. Each leader has a different style with goals that provide direction, implement plans, and motivate people (Businessholic, 2012)....
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... |Course Syllabus | | |College of Social Sciences | | |BEH/225 Version 4 | | |Introduction to Behavioral Science | Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course focuses on human personality, motivation, learning, and cognition. The theories and insights of major figures in psychology are discussed. Neuroscience, psychological disorders, and therapies are also considered in relation to human behavior. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have...
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...At the beginning of this course I feel like I was a very poor writer. I rarely wrote and hated doing it. Now after completing several papers, I feel that I am much better at it. I know now the correct way to format my papers in MLA style. I’ve learned how to create thesis and how to structure my essays properly. I am better now at being able to find information online and putting into my own words or using it to gain knowledge on my topic. I've noticed that I am now able to write a lot more about a given topic then I used to be able. Last year I could not write over a two page paper. Now, I feel like if I’m writing about a topic that I am interested in and there is a lot of information about, that I can write for a much longer time. The essay...
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...Workplace Motivation Paper Teressa Y. Wright PSY/320 July 7, 2012 Angel J. Perkins Workplace Motivation Paper There are various sources of motivation; to clearly comprehend the force of motivation in the workforce we should scrutinize the feasible sources of motivation. Employees are commonly motivated with both inside and outside factors. Inside factors involve a persons own private thinking processes and experiences. The outside factors involve such things as organizational outlook, which motivates employees to become more fruitful through the exploit of rewards or by imbedding logic of fear into their employees. It is vital to comprehend that a member of staff who is naturally motivated can be significantly impacted by a peripheral setting that discourages employees to demonstrate elevated levels of enthusiasm. Department managers must be leaders and generate an encouraging managerial environment to persuade employees to be fruitful. While managers can implement output levels merely through means of the influence of their title, leaders search for affirmative motivators to persuade most favorable levels of output. Employees are usually more creative while working in an environment of admiration wherever leaders maintain the lines of communication open and keep employees knowledgeable of long-term goals relatively than merely controlling and managing employees on their daily actions. The key to managing output in the office is to administer behaviors relatively...
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...Introduction: This task presents a management situation in which you are to apply a prominent motivation theory to improve performance. Given: A company produces a line of branded professional audio products and strives to provide the highest quality audio products in the industry. The company prides itself on its high production standards and goals. It has recently instituted a new production process in an effort to help employees meet its high production standards and goals. None of Supervisor A’s employees are doing well with this new production process. Some of them do not seem to put forth any effort to master the process. Those who have mastered the process to the point that they can readily make it work are not putting forth enough effort to reach the production goals the company has given. Even those who can readily make the process work and who are often top producers are not concerned about achieving the goals. Supervisor B has spoken informally to some of Supervisor A’s employees about the new production process and company goals. Some have said they cannot be successful with that process because it requires more hand dexterity than they believe they are capable of. Some who do not have difficulty with the process feel that it is not worth putting in extra effort to reach the production goals. There is usually no difference in salary increases among those who meet department goals and those who fall short of the goals. They believe...
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...* GM 591: Leadership and Organizational Behavior Course Project Outline Ashanta’ Savage 2331 Turnesa Avenue, Sacramento Ca, 95822 ashantasavage@hotmail.com 916-844-9269 GM591 ON/SEC V – Leadership and Organizational Behavior Professor Anne Hallcom February 19, 2011 DeVry University is an accredited nationwide University whose headquarters are based in Chicago, Illinois; there has also been global expansion to Belize and Calgary. DeVry University’s primary goal and focus is providing quality practitioner oriented education to students and has for nearly 80 years. “The Sacramento Center, as the campus is called, is booming. Marcela Iglesias, who has been dean since it opened in 2003, estimates that the campus will exceed its capacity of 825 students within a year, and DeVry officials have begun to search for more space.” (Keller, 2010). Along with DeVry University, Carrington College, Ross University, Keller Graduate School of Management, Becker and Stalla have also been acquired under the DeVry University Inc. umbrella and are affiliated with the brand. Advanced Academics is a school recently acquired that is targeted to middle school and high school students as a means of completing their middle school and high school degrees, to ensure a greater chance of success and continuing their education after they graduate; and also been acquired under the DeVry University Inc. umbrella and are affiliated with the brand. “DeVry's origins trace back to 1931...
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...Attitude Towards Knowledge Sharing Behavior Lenny Martini ‐ 29006014 MSM ITB ‐ 2006 Attitude Towards Knowledge Sharing Behavior : A Critical Review 1..O Source VERVIEW OF THE PAPER Title of the Paper “ Attitude Towards Knowledge Sharing Behavior” The Journal of Computer Information Systems; Winter 2005/2006; pg.45-51 Writers • • Sai Ho Kwok – California State University, Long Beach, California Sheng Gao – The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Kowloon Abstract Based on the theory of reasoned action, this study is focused on an individual’s behavior of knowledge sharing with respect to information system/ information technology (IS/IT) by investigating their attitude towards knowledge sharing. Three variables, namely extrinsic motivation, absorptive capacity and channel richness, were examined as influential factors affecting people’s attitude towards knowledge sharing. A structural survey was conducted to test the relationships between attitude and the three variables. The results show that extrinsic motivation imposed no impact on an individual’s attitude towards knowledge sharing while the other two factors played a significant part. The results are consistent with the psychological theories and we showed the applicability of the theories in the case of knowledge sharing. Keywords : Knowledge sharing, attitude, extrinsic motivation, absorptive capacity, channel richness, knowledge management. Objectives of the study : Focused on an individual’s behavior of knowledge sharing...
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...analyze their employees' levels of motivation. Your Assignment Read the Case Application 1: Passion for the Outdoors and for People (end of Chapter 17). After reading the case details, prepare your report for Patagonia managers by answering the following questions: 1. According to Maslow's hierarchy, which basic needs does the Patagonia culture meet? What would it be like to work at Patagonia? (Hint: Go to Patagonia’s website and find the section on jobs.) What’s your assessment of the company’s work environment? (20 points) 2. Use the expectancy theory or the equity theory of motivation to explain how feeling underpaid might affect the work of a Patagonia associate and what a manager can do to increase the employee's motivation. (20 points) 3. What do you think might be Patagonia’s biggest challenge in keeping employees motivated? If you were managing a team of Patagonia employees in the retail stores, how would you keep them motivated? (20 points) Grading Rubric Grading Rubric for Week 6 Case Study: Patagonia Case Study (page 531) This case is worth 80 points. Please name your paper, "LastName FirstName". Understanding 60 Please list each question as it is stated, then respond. Quality of the answers to questions 1–3 will be based on the requirement that you research your responses and cite two (2) sources in APA format for each question. You can use your text as one (1) source, and include the use of another (1) unique source to further support your response...
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...analyze their employees' levels of motivation. Your Assignment Read the Case Application 1: Passion for the Outdoors and for People (end of Chapter 17). After reading the case details, prepare your report for Patagonia managers by answering the following questions: 1. According to Maslow's hierarchy, which basic needs does the Patagonia culture meet? What would it be like to work at Patagonia? (Hint: Go to Patagonia’s website and find the section on jobs.) What’s your assessment of the company’s work environment? (20 points) 2. Use the expectancy theory or the equity theory of motivation to explain how feeling underpaid might affect the work of a Patagonia associate and what a manager can do to increase the employee's motivation. (20 points) 3. What do you think might be Patagonia’s biggest challenge in keeping employees motivated? If you were managing a team of Patagonia employees in the retail stores, how would you keep them motivated? (20 points) Grading Rubric Grading Rubric for Week 6 Case Study: Patagonia Case Study (page 531) This case is worth 80 points. Please name your paper, "LastName FirstName". Understanding 60 Please list each question as it is stated, then respond. Quality of the answers to questions 1–3 will be based on the requirement that you research your responses and cite two (2) sources in APA format for each question. You can use your text as one (1) source, and include the use of another (1) unique source to further support your response...
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...justice system. What characteristics of that job are sources of motivation and what characteristics may lead to dissatisfaction or burnout? How would you redesign the job to emphasize the first set of characteristics and deemphasize the others? Consider a specific job within the criminal justice system. What characteristics of that job are sources of motivation and what characteristics may lead to dissatisfaction or burnout? DQ 2: How would you redesign the job to emphasize the first set of characteristics and deemphasize the others? DQ 3: Describe the goals of your local police department. How do official and operative goals compare? What variables would you suggest to measure the achievement of those goals? Describe the goals of your local police department. DQ 4: How do official and operative goals compare? DQ 5: What variables would you suggest to measure the achievement of those goals? Law - General Law CJA 474 Week 1 Inidivdual Assignment A Diamond Personality Paper CJA 474 Week 2 Inidivdual Assignment Motivation and Control Thanks for Nothing Paper CJA 474 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Work Perspectives Paper and Outline CJA 474 Week 3 Inidivdual Assignment Bullying Bosses Paper CJA 474 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Wellness Strategy Survey and Recommendations CJA 474 Week 4 Inidivdual Assignment Mergers Don’t Always Lead to Culture Clashes Paper CJA 474 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Problem...
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