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Motivation Theory

The document summarizes several theories of motivation: 1. Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory proposes that factors like achievement and recognition motivate employees, while factors like company policies and supervision avoid dissatisfaction if absent. 2. Vroom's expectancy theory links effort, performance, and rewards, suggesting employees are motivated if they believe effort will lead to good performance and rewards. 3. McClelland's need-based theory identifies three needs - achievement, affiliation, and power - that motivate different people. 4. Maslow's hierarchy of needs proposes people are motivated to fulfill physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization needs in that order.

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Motivation Theory

The document summarizes several theories of motivation: 1. Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory proposes that factors like achievement and recognition motivate employees, while factors like company policies and supervision avoid dissatisfaction if absent. 2. Vroom's expectancy theory links effort, performance, and rewards, suggesting employees are motivated if they believe effort will lead to good performance and rewards. 3. McClelland's need-based theory identifies three needs - achievement, affiliation, and power - that motivate different people. 4. Maslow's hierarchy of needs proposes people are motivated to fulfill physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, and self-actualization needs in that order.

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3.

THEORIES REGARDING
MOTIVATION
HERZBERG’S MOTIVATINAL THEORY

• His is also called motivation-


hygiene theory.

• Factors that satisfy employees


are motivators

• Factors dissatisfying are hygiene


factors.
• List of satisfaction and dissatisfaction are not opposite of each other

• So removing dissatisfaction factor will not result in satisfaction

• It will result in absence of dissatisfaction

• So the factors that bring us satisfaction we assume will motivate us


and are the ones we have control over

• So we should focus on our motivational factors more if we do


something we enjoy will provide us satisfaction
VROOM’S EXPECTANCY THEORY
• Link between three factors
Expectancy
Instrumentality
Valence
• It focuses not on a person need
but outcomes
• Expectancy means that you believe that the effort you put in can effect
the performance you deliver

• If you work harder your performance is better work less your


performance will suffer

• Instrumentality refers to the belief that your performance will effect


the outcome

• Excellent performance will result in more positive outcome than poor


performance
• Valence is the importance a person places on the reward or expected
outcome

• For example : if I am motivated to spent more time with my family


overtime offer will not hold much value

• But if I give more importance to money than I will place more value
on overtime
MCCLELAND’S NEED BASED
THEORY
• Three fundamental needs

The need for achievement

The need for affiliation

The need for power


• Need for achievement

Want advancement

Need a sense of accomplishment

Seek to attain goals

• Need for affiliation

Need for interaction with others

Need for friendship

Want and need to be liked


• Need for power

Authority motivated

Need to influence others

Need to lead

Need to increase personal prestige or status


MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

• It consists of five levels


Self actualization
Ego status
Belonging
Safety
Basic (physiological)
• Physiological needs

• It is the most important need the are basic things our body require to
keep functioning like food, water, shelter

• Safety needs

• After basic needs safety needs include things people want in order to
create level of predictability

• Not just physical safety but also general health safety from financial
ruin or injustice
• Like job security , financial savings, insurance policy

• Belonging needs

• It revolve around social interactions and need to belong

• Like family , friends, sports team ,office groups

• These relationship are emotionally based and fulfil the need to be


cared for and accepted by others
• Ego status

• Our need in this level involves around us reinforcing our self image and by
turn the image others have of us

• For eg: the accumulation of wealth , accumulation of status symbols like


cars homes ,personal achievements in areas such as education , skills, and
hobbies .

• Self actualization

• The need of self actualization is the need to become more and more oneself
,and to become more and more of what we are capable of becoming

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