MGT 3200 : MGT EXAM 3 NOTES
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This is part of the leadership function of management. In motivating employees, we talk about two kinds of motivational theories: 1) Content: what motivates people 2) process: more complex. Maslow believed that human beings were motivated to satisfy five different categories or needs and these needs were arranged. Research has only found 2-3 needs that motivate behavior rather than the 5 proposed by maslow. Everyone does not climb the hierarchy in the same progression. Satisfied needs can still motivate an employee"s behavior. Not every employee is motivated by the same needs. As a result a manager must tailor the reward (the motivator) to fit the individual. In doing so the manager must tie the reward to good performance. What motivates an employee today may not motivate them in a week, a month, or a year. As result a manager must be flexible in motivating the same employee over time.
