PR 662 Lecture 72: Motivation and Performance
23 Oct 2020
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
The psychological forces that determine the direction of a person"s behavior in an organization, a person"s level of effort, and a person"s level of persistence. It is easy to see that some individuals are more motivated than others. However, the reasons for that motivation are more difficult to determine. When defining motivation it is important to look at the interaction between the individual and the situation. There are three key elements that help us define motivation. The first is intensity or how hard the person tries to accomplish the task. The second element is direction and that is the effort that is channeled toward organizational goals. The final element is persistency or how long a person can maintain the effort: direction, effort, persistence, refers to whether, when faced with roadblocks and obstacles, people keep trying or give up. Intrinsically motivated behavior: behavior performed for its own sake. The motivation that comes from actually performing the behavior.
