Work and motivation

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Work and motivation

• MK, Unit 2

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Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
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Group the following into Maslows 5 categories.

• a fair wage, a meal and rest facilities
• order, direction
• social facilities like a club or sports pitch
• allowing staff to gain qualifications at work
• promotion
• breaks

• Job security
• safe working conditions
• team work
• how others see us at work
• status symbols like cars, offices and new job
  titles
• achieving your full potential
• challenging job

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Maslows hierarchy of needs at the workplace

• Physiological needs
• A fair wage, a meal and rest facilities, breaks.
• Safety needs
• Job security, safe working conditions, order,
  direction
• Social needs
• team work, social facilities like a club or
  sports pitch
• Esteem needs
• how others see us at work, status symbols like
  cars, offices and new job titles. Allowing staff
  to gain qualifications at work, promotion
• Self-actualisation
• Achieving your full potential, promotion,
  challenging job

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Why is it important for a business to keep its
workers motivated?

• Think about the following
• Productivity
• Quality of work
• Loyalty to employer

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Why is it important for a business to keep its
workers motivated?
Higher profit
More productive
Motivated worker
HIGHER PROFIT
More customers
Better service
Loyal to company
Experienced workers
Lower training costs
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Reading

• MK, p. 16
• Answer the comprehension questions (MK, p. 16)

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What do you think these mean? Explain!
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Finish the sentencesThe X and Y Theory is a
theory about

• Theory X

• Theory Y

• Workers are...
• To make sure that workers do their job properly,
  a manager has to ...
• There are 2 ways to motivate workers...
• Traditionally Theory X is applied to ...

• People ...
• To motivate employees, a manager has to ...
• Theory Y is more applicable to ...
• Theory Y cannot simply replace Theory X, because
  ...

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McGregors X and Y Theory Maslows Pyramid of
Needs

• Explain Theory X relates to the basic lower
  order needs ..., while Theory Y relates to
  higher order needs ... that can be pursued if
  basic needs are satisfied.

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McGregors X and Y Theory Maslows Hyerarchy of
Needs
Higher order needs Theory Y
Lower order needs Theory X
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Why did Maslow later criticise Theory Y?

• What do weak and vulnerable people need?
• How does Maslows pyramid help you understand the
  criticism of Theory Y?

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Watch and listen

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vf60dheI4ARg
• Which theory of motivation do you think Jobs
  agrees with?
• Write down key words that support your opinion.

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Reading Theory X and theory YFind words or
phrases that mean

• Overseeing workers
• Pay rise, bonus
• The opposite of threaten

• Supervising, controlling workers, telling them
  what to do
• Monetary incentive
• Reward

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List hygiene factors and motivators from the text

• Hygiene factors
• Influence the context of work
• Good labour relations
• Good working conditions
• Good wage or salary
• Job security
• Job safety
• Benefits

• Motivators
• Help employees psychological growth
• A challenging, interesting, creative job
• Responsibility
• Recognition
• Promotion

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Show the differences between Maslows and
Herzbergs theories

• Explain
• Hygiene factors do not motivate workers, they
  are merely dissatisfiers where they do not exist.
  A reward once given becomes a right.
• Choose the correct word
• Hygiene factors can motivate/demotivate when not
  present. They are/are not creators of job
  satisfaction.
• Motivators will motivate/demotivate when present.
  They are/are not creators of job satisfaction.

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What kinds of advantages can Google gain by
setting up its HQ in this way?

• Think about the theories of motivation you
  learned.
• http//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7292600.stm
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vjH-4Rgx8HYI

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Tasks

• Comprehension (p. 17)
• Vocabulary (p. 18)
• Case study (p. 19)