HRMT 70015 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Operant Conditioning, Social Cognitive Theory, Job Satisfaction
13 Nov 2020
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Motivation is one of the most frequently researched topics in ob. 70% canadian employees are not engaged in their work; 14% are actively disengaged. Motivation = process that accounts for an individual"s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward reaching a goal. Level of motivation varies among individuals and within individuals at different times. Different motivation for different individuals and their situations . Theories of motivation falls into 2 categories : needs theories, describes the type of needs that must be met to motivate individuals, e. g. Maslow"s hierarchy of needs, herzberg"s motivations, mcclelland"s theory of needs: no scientific review, 1) represent a foundation from which contemporary theories have grown, 2) practising managers still use them to explain employee motivation, process theories. Maslow says that humans exist of 5 needs : physiological (e. g. hunger, sex, shelter, safety (e. g. security, social (e. g. affection, acceptance, esteem (e. g. self-respect, autonomy, self-actualization (e. g. growth, self-fulfillment)
