ADMS 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Motivation, Theory X And Theory Y, Goal Setting

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2400
• Professor: Joanne Gray

Document Summary

Motivation (big ideas: identify needs and making achievement of needs possible) // (theories: help us explain things and guide us) !what is motivation : intensity, direction and persistence of effort a person shows in reaching a goal. Intensity : how hard a person tries. Persistence : how long effort is maintained. What motivates you (money, recognition, helping others, flexible hours, environment, good relationships with your peers, less power distance) Motivation is the process that accounts for an individual"s intensity, direction and persistence of effort toward reaching goal. Douglas mcgregor prosed two distinct views of human beings theory x (basically negative) and. Varies both among individuals and within individuals at different times. Reward that come from the work itself (when individuals care about their work, look for better ways to do it, are energized and fulfilled by doing it well) Vs. rewards that come from outside the person (ex. pay bonuses) Balance between both of them is ideal.