COMMERCE 1BA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Belongingness, Job Performance, Motivation
7 Feb 2018
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Motivation that stems from the direct relationship between the worker and the task and is usually self-applied. Motivation that stems from the work environment external to the task and is usually applied by others. Ex: pay, fringe benefits, company policies, various forms of supervision. Ted talk: dan pink, a fact that social scientists know but most managers don"t: traditional extrinsic rewards aren"t always as effective as we think. The ability to understand and manage one"s own and others" feelings and emotions. Ei predicts performance in a number of areas including job and academic performance. Ei predicts job performance above and beyond cognitive ability and the big five personality dimensions. Need theories are concerned with what motivates workers. A 5 level hierarchy need theory of motivation that specifies the lowest level unsatisfied need has the greatest motivating potential. Streamlines maslow"s need classifications and makes some different assumptions about the relationship between needs and motivation.
