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Motivation
Motivation
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Motivation can be defined as a condition that is initiated
by a physiological or psychological deficiency or need
of an individual, which causes the individual to behave
in a certain manner in order to achieve a particular goal
or incentive.
I) Primary Motives
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II) General Motives
A motive is considered to be a general motive if it is
not learned, but is also not based on physiological
needs.
General motives stimulate tension within the
individual.
The motives of curiosity, manipulation, motive to
remain active and to display affection are examples
of general motives.
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1)The curiosity, manipulation and activity
motives
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1) The power motive
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2) The achievement motive
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3) The affiliation motive
Employees, especially those at the lower levels of the
organizational hierarchy, have a strong desire to
belong to and be accepted by other employees or the
whole group.
People with a high need for affiliation exhibit a high
degree of concern for social relationships.
Managers with strong needs for affiliation tend to
create congenial work environments where people
enjoy working together.
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4) The security motive
People try to avoid insecurity rather than attempt to
achieve security.
The security motive helps individuals safeguard
themselves from various unfavorable developments
and avoid situations that would prevent them form
reaching their goals.
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5) The status motive
Status is defined as the rank a person holds relative
to others within a group, organization or society.
When people are grouped together, a status
hierarchy emerges.
Status refers to position or ranking of individuals in a
group or organization, which may be high or low.
Status is influenced by the prevailing cultural values
and the importance of different roles in society.
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THE CONTENT THEORIES OF WORK
MOTIVATION
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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A Hierarchy of Work Motivation
(Challenging projects,
Self Opportunities for innovation
actualization and creativity, training)
needs
Esteem needs
(Important
projects, recognition, prestigious
office location)
Social needs
(Good coworkers, peers, superiors, customers
Safety or Security Needs
(Job security; benefits like life insurance;
safety regulations)
Physiological needs
( Basis pay, workspace, heat, water, company cafeteria)
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Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory of Motivation
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The satisfiers were termed as motivators, while the
dissatisfiers were termed hygiene factors.
While hygiene factors were responsible for
preventing dissatisfaction, motivators were essential
to keep the employees satisfied.
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Contribution of Herzberg’s theory to work
motivation
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Important motivators are:-
a) work itself
employees
e) career growth
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Some important hygiene factors are:-
a) administrative policies
b) presence of able supervisors
c) fair pay
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Alderfer’s ERG Theory
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• Relatedness needs (R) – These needs emphasize
the significance of social and interpersonal
relationships.
• Growth needs (G) – These needs are related to a
person’s inner desire for personal growth and
development.
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According to the ERG theory, a person’s background
or cultural environment may cause the relatedness
needs to predominate over unfulfilled existence
needs.
The intensity of growth needs will increase with an
increase in the degree to which they are satisfied.
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THE PROCESS THEORIES OF WORK
MOTIVATION
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Vroom’s Expectancy Theory of
Motivation
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Meaning of the variables
Valence (V) denotes the strength of an individual’s
preference for a particular outcome.
Instrumentality (I) refers to the degree to which a
first-level outcome would help in attaining the
desired second-level outcome. Instrumentality
serves as an input for valence.
Expectancy (E) is the probability (ranging from 0 to
1) that performing a specific action would produce a
particular first-level outcome or effort.
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For e.g.-
Superior performance of an employee is the
first-level outcome, which is considered
instrumental for getting a promotion, the
second-level outcome.
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Three types of relationships are identified in Vroom’s
theory:
• Effort-performance relationship: This shows an
individual’s perception of the probability that a
specific level of performance would result if he
exerts a certain amount of effort.
• Performance-reward relationship: It denotes the
extent of an individual’s belief that a particular level
of performance would result in achieving the
desired outcome.
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• Rewards-personal goals relationship: This refers
to the degree to which an individual’s personal
goals or needs are satisfied by the rewards given
by the organization and his perception of the
attractiveness of these rewards.
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The Porter-Lawler Model
The model holds that performance in an organization is
dependent on three factors:
• An employee should have the desire to perform,
i. e. he must feel motivated to accomplish the task.
• Motivation alone cannot ensure successful
performance of a task. The employee should also
have the abilities and skills required to successfully
perform the task.
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• The employee should have a clear perception of his
role in the organization and an accurate knowledge
of the job requirements. This will enable him to
focus his efforts on accomplishing the assigned
tasks.
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THE CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF
WORK MOTIVATION
Equity Theory
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Equity is represented schematically as:
Person’s outcomes Other’s outcomes
=
Person’s inputs Other’s inputs
Inequity is represented as followed:
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The various referent comparisons used by an
employee are:
• Self-inside: The employee compares his
experiences in the present position with the
experiences of those holding a similar position in the
same organization.
• Self-outside: The employee compares his
experiences in the present position with the
experiences of those holding a similar position in
another organization.
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• Other-inside : The employee compares his
experience in the present position with the
experience of another individual or group of
individuals holding a different position but belonging
to the same organization.
• Other-outside: The employee compares his
experiences in the present position with that of
another individual or group of individuals holding a
different position and belonging to a different
organization.
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• There are four variables that influence an
employee’s choice of referent. These are the
gender of the employee, length of tenure of the
employee in the organization, level at which the
employee is working in the organization, and level of
education or professional qualifications of the
employee.
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If an employee perceives an inequity, he will make
certain choices.
i) Change in inputs
ii) Change in outcomes
iii) Distort perceptions of self
iv) Distort perception of others
v) Choose a different referent
vi) Leave the field
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Attribution Theory
It identifies attributions made by people as the basis
for their motivation.
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Common assumptions of attribution theories:
• They try to provide a logical explanation to all that is
happening.
• They attribute actions of individuals to internal or
external causes.
• Those theories propose that individuals follow a fairly
logical approach in making attributions.
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The theory states that since the causes and reasons
for an individual’s behavior cannot be directly
observed, one has to depend to a great extent on
the perception of the individual in order to
understand his behavior.
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Locus of control attributions
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Those employees who believe that there is an
external control for all outcomes feel that they are in
no position to control them. In their opinion, external
factors like luck, chance, etc. are responsible for
influencing outcomes.
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Other attributions
Bernard Weiner, a social psychologist, found that the
stability of attribution was also important in
determining motivation.
Employees with longer work experience tend to have
stable internal attributions about their abilities and
unstable internal attribution regarding effort.
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Kelley suggested other dimensions such as
consensus, consistency and distinctiveness having
an impact on the type of attributions made by
individuals.
Consensus denotes the extent to which others
behave in a similar manner in the same situation.
Consistency refers to a pattern of behavior, which
may be relatively stable or unstable. This shows
whether a person behaves similarly in a similar
situation or if a particular behavior is just an
infrequent occurrence.
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Distinctiveness indicates whether a person’s
behavior is similar for all tasks or whether his
behavior differs from one task to another.
An individual having high consensus, consistency,
as well as distinctiveness can be expected to make
attributions to external or environmental factors.
Individuals showing low consensus, high
consistency and low distinctiveness, can be
expected to attribute outcome or results to internal
or personal causes.
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Control Theory And Agency Theory
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An agency relationship is said to exist when one or
more individuals i.e. the principal, engages another
person i.e. the agent, to perform some activity on
his or their behalf.
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MOTIVATION OF PERFORMANCE
THROUGH JOB DESIGN AND GOAL
SETTING
Motivating Performance through Job
Design
This theory advocated the structuring of work tasks
into highly standardized and specialized jobs to
simplify the process of hiring, training and
supervision.
The primary objective of this exercise was to
minimize the operational costs involved at each stage
of the production of good and service.
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This kind of organizational structure led to a high
degree of control over workers.
The design of a person’s job has a considerable
impact on his/her behavior.
“Job Design” can be defined as the process of
structuring tasks and responsibilities into a job in an
attempt to make the job more meaningful, significant
and satisfying.
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Approaches to job design
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Job enlargement approach
Horizontal expansion of jobs means increasing the
number of jobs performed by the worker, thereby
making the job less specialized and monotonous.
Job rotation
The rotation of workers between various departments
reduces the boredom of performing the same job
activities.
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Job enrichment
Vertical expansion results in an increase in the
content of work and requires employee to have a
high level of skill and knowledge.
It also facilitates an increase in the level of
autonomy by allowing workers to plan, direct,
control and evaluate their own performance on the
job.
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Quality of work life and sociotechnical approach to
job design
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Job characteristics approach to job design
Identifies certain features of jobs that result in
certain psychological states.
The core dimensions or characteristics of a job that
affect its nature are skill variety, task identity, task
significance, autonomy and feedback.
Skill variety refers to the degree to which a worker is
given the opportunity to use his knowledge and his
wide range of skills and abilities, to perform his job.
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Task identity refers to the extent to which an
employee is responsible for the completion of a
distinct, identifiable module of the job assigned.
Task significance refers to the importance attached
to a specific job in the organization.
Autonomy refers to the amount of freedom a worker
has in performing his job.
Feedback refers to any appraisal received by the
employee about his performance on the job after its
accomplishment.
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Realization of critical psychological states
The psychological states discussed below, play an
important role in shaping individuals job motivation
and satisfaction.
Meaningfulness
Responsibility
Awareness of results
Personal of work outcomes
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Job enrichment
Job enrichment results in increasing the
responsibility and accountability of the job rather
then simply increasing the number of tasks to be
performed.
Provides employees with the opportunity to plan and
execute their of job and evaluate their own
performance.
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Measuring task scope
Task scope refers to a dimension for describing jobs
at various levels of the organization. This task scope
encompasses the variety of activities a person has
to perform to complete as particular job.
Redesigning jobs
Combination of tasks
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Vertical loading
Employees are not only given adequate
opportunities to develop their skills, but are also
empowered to plan, schedule and execute activities
themselves. The employees are thus made
completely accountable for their performance.
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Introduction of an open feed back system
The employees should be given feedback on the
positive aspects of their performance to
encourage them to raise their level of productivity.
This feedback should be free from the biases held
by the managers.
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Formation of natural teams
The management must encourage the formation of
informal, self motivated teams within the existing
structures of the organization. This facilitates
interaction among the various groups of employees,
irrespective of the type of work they are involved in.
The formation of such teams enhances skill variety,
builds emotional relationships among employees
and facilitates free interaction among them.
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Motivating Performance through Goal
Setting
The theory of goal setting originated at the turn of the
century with the emergence of the theory of Scientific
Management by F W Taylor.
The theory of goal setting as propounded by Locke,
Wood and Mento is based on the principle that difficult
goals stimulate performance and commitment.
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Locke’s theory assumes that human behavior is
purposeful and that goals direct and sustain their
behavior in a particular manner.
Two primary attributes of goals, content and
intensity, drive behavior towards the
accomplishment of tasks.
The content attribute of goals refers to the level of
difficulty involved in attaining the goal.
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Intensity refers to the process by which a goal is set
and accomplished.
It relates to employee participation in goal setting
and then commitment towards achieving the goal set
by them.
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Performance enhancement through goal
setting
Goals should be specific
Goals should be difficult and challenging
Goals must be owned and accepted
Goals must have a specific time frame
Goals should be measurable
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Barriers to effective goal setting
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APPLICATION OF GOAL SETTING TO
ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE
The theory of goal setting is usually implemented
through a system called Management by Objectives,
popularly knows as MBO. The term MBO was
coined by Peter Drucker.
MBO refers to the process of setting goals and
objectives through the participation of the
management and the workers.
MBO therefore, is a program consisting of a specific
set of goals to be achieved within a pre-determined
time period.
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The common features of all MBO programs are goal
specification, participative decision making, an
explicit time period for the achievement of targets,
and performance feedback.
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An MBO program generally consists of four
stages
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