MANAGMNT 301 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Motivation, Goal Setting, Equity Theory
1 Nov 2020
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Managers can motivate employees in a variety of ways. Goals that are specific, quantifiable, and challenging are powerful tools for motivating individuals and teams. Organizations develop programs that use different types of reinforcement to influence employees" behaviors. Managers should reinforce appropriate behaviors, manage mistakes properly, and provide useful feedback. Expectancy theory states that employees are motivated when they believe they can perform a job well and their performance will be rewarded with a valued outcome. People"s needs affect their behaviors at work. Maslow and alderfer offered similar need theories of motivation. Mcclelland said people very in the extent to which they need achievement, affiliation, and power. Managers can create motivating jobs by making them intrinsically rewarding. Jobs can be enriched by building in skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback. Employees with jobs that have the necessary information, knowledge, power, and rewards feel empowered.
