Week 10

"Motivating Job Performance"

Some theories we studied this week was Maslow's five-level hierarchy of needs that makes it clear to managers that people are motivated byemerging rather than fullfilled needs. Differently, Herzberg believed that the most that waged and working conditions cand do is eliminate sources of dissatisfaction. According to Herzberg the key to true satisfaction and motivaitons, is an enriched job that provides and opportunity of achievement, responsibility, and personal growth.
The expenctancy theory is based on the idea that the strength of one's motivation to work is the product of perceived probabilities of acquiring personally valued rewards. Both effort-performance and performance-reward probabilities are important in expectancy theory.
Goals can also be an effective motivational tool when they are specific, difficult, participatively set, and accompanied by feedback on performance. Goals motivate performance by directing attention, encouraging effort and persistence, and prompting goal-attainment strategies and action plans.