MOTIVATION MODULE

Theory X & Y
COM21 &COM22
Isolde E. Valera
DLSU-D
 WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?

GROUP ‘A’ GROUP ‘B’

 WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?

GROUP ‘A’ GROUP ‘B’

 WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?

GROUP ‘A’ GROUP ‘B’

 WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES?

GROUP ‘A’ GROUP ‘B’

WHAT MAKES
THE
DIFFERENCE?
 WHAT IS
MOTIVATION?
What is Motivation?
• Derived from Latin word,
‘movere’, meaning “to
move”.
• Motivation is a general term
applying to the entire class
of drives, desires, needs,
wishes, and similar forces
MOTIVATION IS……..

Why
WE DO SOMETHING
AND DON’T DO
OTHERS
SOME THINGS IN LIFE
ARE PURE BLACK AND
WHITE
 MOST THINGS IN
LIFE ARE IN
VARIOUS SHADES
OF GREY!!
THERE IS NO UNIVERSALLY
ACCEPTABLE SINGLE
THEORY OF LEADESHIP!!!
The Hierarchy of Needs Theory
• Maslow concluded that when one set of
needs is satisfied, this kind of need
ceases to be a motivator
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEED: FOOD
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEED: SHELTER
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEED: CLOTHING
SECURITY NEED
BELONGING NEED
ESTEEM NEED
SELF ACTUALIZATION
NEED
MASLOWS HEIRARCHY THEORY OF
NEEDS
Individuals needs to live within a
hierarchy of physiological needs.

Physiological needs are necessity

factors for SURVIVAL.

Lower level needs like security

and physiological needs required to
be met before upper level needs.
 Theory X and Theory Y
• Theory X and Theory Y : Assumptions
about the nature of people Example of
Theory X
Average human beings have an inherent
dislike of work and will avoid it if they can
• Example of Theory Y
The expenditure of physical effort and
mental effort in work is as natural as play
or rest
THEORY X AND THEORY Y were
explained by Douglas McGregor in
his book The Human Side of
Enterprise and they refer to 2 styles
of management (authoritarian Theory
X and Participative Theory Y.
Managers who use this approach
trust their people to take ownership of
their work and do it effectively by
themselves.
People must be
supervised closely,
either through direct
oversight or by tight
Theory X and Theory Y
rewards-and – People will usually if
punishment systems. given the chance, find
ways to be active,
Work is something productive and satisfied
most people find in their work.
objectionable.
Work is natural and
enjoyable unless it is made
offensive by the action of
the organization.

Most people are ambitious, desire,

autonomy and self control and do
effective problem solving.
Creativity is distributed equally
across the population.

Many different things

motivate people, only
some involve economic
rewards or security.