Motivation Theories

Nature of Motivation
•
Every organisation must
• Attract competent people and retain them with it.
• Allow people to perform tasks for which they were hired. And
• Stimulate people to go beyond routine Performance and overreach themselves in
their Work

• Performance =f(ability × motivation)

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Identify Needs

6 2
Reassesses needs Searches for ways to
deficiencies satisfy needs
Employee

5 3
Receives either rewards Engage in goal
or punishments directed behaviour

4
Performs

Framework of Motivation
 Importance of Motivation
• Motivated employees not only performs alloted jobs but they look for better ways to do a
job.
• They are quality oriented .
• They are more productive
• Motivated employees will go beyond the dependable Role performance And engage in some
form of creative, spontaneous and innovative behaviour at work
 Theories of Motivation

Models

Early Contemporary
Theories Theories

Content Process
Scientific Human Theories Theories
manage relation
ment s Model

Maslows Herzberg Alderfers Achievem

Need Two factor ERG ent
Hierarchy Theory Theory Motivatio
Theory n Theory

Goal Vrooms Adam Porters

Setting Expectancy Equity Performanc
Theory Theory e
Theory
Satisfaction
Model
 Early theories
• Scientific management
• Human relations models
 Content theories
• Maslow’s heirarchy need theory
• Herzberg two factor theories
• Alderfer’s ERG Theory
• Achievement Motivation Theory
 Maslwos Need Hierarchy Theories
• Physiological Needs
• Safety Needs
• Social needs
• Self esteem Needs
• Self actualisation needs
Herzberg Two factor Theory