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To describe the relationship between individual motivation, individual productivity and individual job satisfaction, it is essential to understand the effect of these different factors on individuals.
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INTRODUCTION To conduct and evaluate the study of various relationships of individuals is a complex task. Each individual possesses certain characteristics that are unique to him\her. That is why we call people individuals. Thus such studies are a generalised output of the commonalities that can be found in individuals. To describe the relationship between individual motivation, individual productivity and individual job satisfaction, it is essential to understand the effect of these different factors on individuals. Motivation Motivation can be defined as "the cognitive decision making process through which goal-directed behaviour is initiated, energised and directed and maintained." (Organisational Behaviour, Andrzej Huczynski and David Buchanan, page 240) Various theories have been written about motivation with each person giving his view on how best to motivate people. Some prominent theories are Maslow's `Need Hierarchy theory', which categorises needs into five basic categories which are in hierarchy, Victor Vroom's `Expectancy theory' which is...
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