Common Motivation Theories

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Common Motivation Theories

• How do you get others to accomplish the
  organizations mission goals?

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Networking Clock Activity

• Complete Motivational Theory Charts with
  appointments from clock.
• Set appointments for
• 9 am
• 10 am
• 11 am
• 1 pm
• 2 pm
• 3 pm
• 4 pm
• Meet with your appointment, exchange information

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Consider the theories answer these questions

1. Which theory do you like best and why?
2. What are the common methods of motivation used to
   move employees toward common goals.
3. Based upon what you have learned so far, what
   would you do to motivate employees in your
   company?
4. Staple clock to research information sheet and
   submit to in box

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Common Motivation Theories

• How do you get others to accomplish the
  organizations mission goals?

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Theory X Sigmund Freud

• Assumes that people
• Are lazy
• Hate work and avoid it
• Have no ambition or initiative
• Avoid responsibility
• Only want security
• Muse be rewarded, coerced, intimidated, and
  punished

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Theory X Sigmund Freud

• Assumes that managers must
• Give rewards or punishments to get others to work
• Constantly police their staff because they do not
  trust them to work on their own
• Intimidate others with authority

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Theory X Sigmund Freud

• The work climate is
• Frustrating to both workers and managers
• Oppressive and harsh
• Divisive (managers vs. employees)
• Not productive
• Not a creative
• Not personally fulfilling to employees

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Theory Y Douglas McGregor

• Assumes that people
• Want to learn
• View work as natural as play
• Develop self-discipline
• Want personal growth and development
• Want freedom to do challenging work
• Rise-up and lead amongst themselves

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Theory Y Douglas McGregor

• Assumes that managers must
• Fit the human wish for self-development into the
  organizations need for maximum productive
  efficiency.
• Allow employee imagination to drive productivity
• Carefully select employees to form a like minded
  group
• Share the power with employees

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Theory Y Douglas McGregor

• The work climate is
• Positive in nature
• One that supports innovation and new ideas that
  meet the company goals
• Cooperative and group oriented
• productive
• creative
• Personally fulfilling to employees
• Shared leadership

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Theory Z Abraham Maslow

• Assumes that people
• All people are inherently good (at least at birth
  it can be lost)
• People need meaning and significance in their
  work
• Mans behavior is dominated by constant
  unsatisfied needs
• Mans highest needs are self-actualization
  focusing on problems external to themselves.

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
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Theory Z Abraham Maslow

• Assumes that managers must
• Provide for basic needs proper monetary
  compensation and benefits to take care of the
  physiological and safety needs
• Create a team/group atmosphere where everyone
  feels accepted and welcomed at their place of
  work
• Recognize high performing employees and include
  them in decision making on large company goals
  and projects
• Provide opportunities for creativity, innovation,
  and problem-solving for employees.

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Theory Z Abraham Maslow

• The work climate is
• Harmonious and supportive
• Workers give effort and thought into their jobs
• Participative
• Group or team oriented
• Inclusive in decision-making
• Provides choice to workers to meet their personal
  growth needs.
• Focus on the customer or community bigger than
  themselves

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Two Factor Theory HerzbergThe Factors

• Hygiene Factors (needed to ensure that an
  employee does not become dissatisfied)
• Working Conditions
• Quality of Supervision
• Salary
• Status
• Safety
• Company
• Job
• Company policies and administration
• Interpersonal relations

• Motivation Factors (needed to motivate an
  employee to higher performance intrinsic or
  internal motivation)
• Achievement
• Recognition for achievement
• Responsibility for Task
• Interesting Job
• Advancement to higher level tasks
• Growth

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Two Factor Theory - Herzberg
Low Motivation High Motivation
High Hygiene Employees have few complaints but are not motivated. Job is perceived as a paycheck Ideal situation where employees are highly motivation and have few complaints
Low Hygiene The worst situation. Employees are not motivated and have lots of complaints Employees are motivated by have a lot of complaints. A situation where the job is exciting and challenging, but salaries and work conditions are not OK
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Key for Two Factor Theory Managers

• Job enlargement adding to assignments or giving
  more responsibility.
• Job rotation move employees to different areas
  of the company so employees are cross-trained.
• Job enrichment provide professional learning
  opportunities for employee growth and development

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Assignment Answer the Questions

• How does understanding motivational theories help
  you understand how to get others to accomplish
  the organizations mission goals?
• Write an example of a situation/scenario in
  business when Theory X is the best motivational
  style to use, Theory Y is the best is the best
  motivational style to use, AND Theory Z is the
  best is the best motivational style to use.