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Motivation is an incentive or a motive for a person do something. There have been a wide variety of theories about motivation developed over the years.:
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Motivation is an incentive or a motive for a person do something. There have been a wide variety of theories about motivation developed over the years.: MASLOW Maslow classified people's needs into a hierarchy of 5 levels. The lower levels would need to be fulfilled before the higher ones could be. The more of a persons needs are fulfilled the more motivated they will be to work. Level number Needs Examples 1 Physiological Buying basic necessities 2 Security Need for routine / familiarity 3 Affiliation Gaining trust and acceptance 4 Self-esteem Feeling useful - self-respect 5 Self-actualisation Realising potential McGREGOR Douglas McGregor published his work on motivation in 1960. He looked at the reasons why people work, and he classified them in two ways - Theory X and Theory Y. THEORY X THEORY Y People are naturally lazy and dislike work Many different factors motivate People need discipline / control People enjoy work People are motivated by money People can take responsibility for themselves People don't naturally consider others Management should give people the opportunity to show creativity HERZBERG Herzberg...
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