What motivates you? What motivates others? These are questions that have been researched and studied since the 1930s when Henry Murray proposed a list of needs thought to underlie goal-directed behavior (Kreitner 207). Motivation is the psychological processes that arouse and direct goal-directed behavior (Kreitner 205). Or in simpler term - what makes you do the things you do to get the things you want. This paper will present three articles that focus on motivation and results, compare and contrast the three articles, and proposed possible applications in business.
In the article "Management and Motivation: An Analysis of Productivity in Education and the Workplace," Robert Reiger and Judith Stang state "Motivation as a form of business/human resource development can be tailored into greater productivity for [professionals] with the development of a strong organization, and a positive work environment". Because of changing motivational values, and areas of authority within a [professional] setting, there is a growing interest to apply many human resource practices in an effort to increase accountability.
1. Clearly state and post organizational objectives.
2. Offer additional positive reinforcement by administrators through recognition programs.
3. Establish staff participation in decision-making.
The administrator in the current professional climate must understand the beliefs, desires, and values of his or her employees, and how these attributes will affect job performance. Much motivated research has concluded that a strong organization and positive work environment will encourage, and even promote greater motivation and productivity. Administrators who offer professional employees the possibility of doing new and original tasks in an effort to motivate professionals to set high standards of performance for themselves often exceed organizational standards.
The second article entitled "Change the Way You Persuade" by Gary Williams and Robert Miller states executives fall into one of five categories of decision-making styles: Charismatics, Thinkers, Skeptics, Followers, and Controllers.
Worker motivation has numerous parts in administration. There exist two sorts of motivation. The principal is outward motivation, which alludes to motivation by outer variables, for example, rewards. ... Employee motivation additionally adds to better usage of assets. ... Worker motivation expands their ability to work. ...
It is then possible for a principal to define his/her policy in terms of the relation that he/she possibly establishes between the wage or bonus given to the agents and their efforts. ... First, because even if Bénabou and Tirole (2003) use a principal agent model with full rationality of the two parties, they base their reasoning on the over justification effects that permit the possibility of a detrimental effect of incentives on motivation. ... Section 2 surveys the different psychological theories that point out the detrimental effects of extrinsic motivation(s) on intrinsic motivat...
What were the varying motivations of European countries in regards to their expansion into the New World? Please discuss at least 3 countries and at least 3 of their motivations in your own words. One of the principal reasons for exploration was the urge to find new routes to East Asia. ... Their motivation had taken after a French privateer apprehended a Spanish ship loaded with Mexican gold and silver. ...
Although Part 2 of the artifact says that "All school principals are aware that under no circumstances are they to solicit or accept donations and sponsorships from parent volunteers to gain a place in the school. ... Naturally, the principal would accept the parent's child into the school. Has the rich parent who is either an entrepreneur or a businessman of some big company bribed the principal through money to give his child a place in the school? ... There is not law saying a parent cannot donate to the school, or even if there was a strict rule (not a law) that principals are n...
After much arm-twisting, Joe Clark finally agreed to become the principal of East Side High School. Principal Clark's first order of business was to expell the worst of the chronic delinquents. ... While Joe Clark was principal, the school did a complete 180 degree turn in its commitment to educational improvement. ... These included teenage pregnancies, drug dealing, gangs, students who lacked role models at home, students with no motivation to learn, and students with extreme behavioral or discipline problems. ...
The man in the gray suit introduced himself as Principal Greg Shugrue, and begun the first of many speeches we would hear in the next three hours of our life. ... When he finished he introduced the next speaker, assistant Principal Dr. ... The assistant principal would attempt to explain the newly frustrating schedule to the freshman class. After saying all he had to say, he introduced the next speaker, a woman named Mrs Curtis, also assistant principal. ... It was not only the requirement but in assignment in class, with motivation to get the requirement out of the way as early as possible. ...
It encompasses a wide range of topics, such as human behavior, attitude development, change processes, conflict, interpersonal communication, leadership, learning, motivation, and teams. ... The model of Organizational Behavior adopted by an organization determines the type of leadership, communication, and group dynamics, and the degree of motivation among employees. ... Improving the principal's effectiveness through Organizational Behavior Management(OBM) procedures: Goal setting and performance feedback by Gillat, Alex, EDD Effects of Organizational Behavior Management on emplo...
