Managers frequently face a complex need to determine, which of the two types of motivation drives their employees. While intrinsic motivation grows from within and is expressed in an employee’s being interested in the activity, rather in the result from this activity, those driven by extrinsic motivation rely on external rewards or stimuli. It seems that workers who have intrinsic motivation need more time for […]

Although some people might not realize it, culture has a large impact on the motivation for sex and the different cultures have different values for this motivation. In America things like television, music, and clothing have progressed so much in the sexual category. Sex is thrown out there more than is used to be and is made to think its not a big deal. In […]

Discuss and reflect on how different theories of motivation help explain your intention to maximise the experience of being a student in a University. Abstract Motivation is a psychological attribute that stimulates the brain to act in a certain way in order to achieve a desired outcome or goal. It is considered the driving force of all decisions that individuals make throughout their life. This […]

An Investigation of the impact of staff motivation on organizational performance: A case study of comparing Primark retail store, Tesco Plc and ASDA Group Ltd. Aim of Study The study aims to determine employee motivation levels and its effect on organizational performance at the three retail stores. The specific related objectives are: To evaluate the extent to which the organizations provide different motivating factors for […]

Motivation is a process in which the individual’s attention and interests are aroused and directed towards definite goals. One’s attention and interest can be evoked to the extent that the person’s needs, May it be basic or acquired are the ones involved (Bustos, 1996). Learning is a process inferred from relatively stable changes in behavior that result through practice or interaction with and adaptation to […]

What are the sources of internal and external motivations for people’s action? Xu Zhijun 24087 Warsaw School of Social Sciences and Humanities Motivation is the reason of people starting, directing and maintaining activities, not the result (Zimbardo, Johnson & Weber, 2000). The reason why people take action can be different; basically there are two big aspects: internal and external motivation. Internal motivation is to do […]

On our assembly lines, we were trying to implement a new design that required radically new methods to assemble to the product. At the same time the operators were locked in negotiations with the management for a pay scale review. We had to come up with ways to get the operators to be motivated to start assembling the new designs. In a vehicle assembly line, […]

The aim of this study is to explore how both intrinsic (i.e. perceived enjoyment) and extrinsic (i.e. perceived usefulness) motivations can be use by team leaders to empower and motivate their teams to reach their fullest potential. Numerous theories were scrutinised in order to analyse the two theoretical concepts and their applicability to organisations. The outcome of the research suggested that there is no cohesive […]

Through management leadership and strong coaching and mentoring the banking institutions in the UAE can easily identify the talented employees that they could promote to higher responsibilities (Yogesh 2009). This would go along way in motivating not only the employees who have been promoted but also the others who have not to perform even better. In other words, by promoting the internal employees, the other […]

This model, namely expectancy theory, suggests that individuals, acting through self-interest, adopt courses of action perceived as maximizing the probability of desirable outcomes for themselves. This desire to maximize self-interest provides aspiring leaders with unique opportunities to assume leadership roles by simultaneously meeting both follower needs and organizational requirements. We intend to explicitly link expectancy theory and leadership concepts to demonstrate that leader interactions with […]