DUBIN Motivation refers to the complex of forces starting and keeping a person at work in an organisation . To put it generally, motivation starts and maintains an activity along a prescribed line. Motivation is something that moves the person to action and continues him in the course of action already initiated.
Koontz and ODonnell Motivation is a general term applying to the entire class of drives, desires, needs, wishes and similar forces.
Terms of Motivation
Motives Needs Incentive Disincentive Drives
THEORIES OF MOTIVATION
I. TRADITIONAL THEORY 1. Be Strong or Fear of Punishment Theory 2. Efforts and Rewards Theory 3. Monastic Theory 4. Carrot and Stick Theory 5. Be Good or Paternalistic Theory II. MODERN THEORY 1. Mc Gregors Theory X and Y 2. Abraham Maslows Theory 3. William Ouchis Theory Z 4. Herzbergs Hygiene-Motivation Theory 5. David C. Mc Clellands Three-Need Theory 6. Vrooms Expectancy Theory
Ouchis Theory Z
Major Characteristics (a) Trust (b) Subtlety Intimacy Features 1. Long-term employment 2. Emphasis on training 3. Seniority based rewards 4. The Ringi system of Collective Decision Making 5. Holistic concern for employees and their families
Company Policy
Administration Job Security Working Conditions Personal Life Status Technical Supervision
Feeling of Achievement
Recognition Responsibility Advancement Opportunity of Growth Challenging task
Interpersonal Relationships
HAWTHRONE EXPERIMENTS
Elton Mayo of Harvard conducted experiments at Hawthrone Plant of Western Electric Company, Chicago. Worker was not only motivated by economic, incentives but also by diverse social and psychological factors.
Incentive
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