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Learning Goals
Discuss the role of needs in behavior in organizations Describe the major need hierarchy theories of motivation Appreciate that the importance of particular needs varies from person to person
Chapter Overview
Introduction Overview of Where We are Headed Murray's Theory of Human Personality: The Concept of Needs Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory E.R.G. Theory
Introduction
Assumptions of motivation Theories
Behavior has a starting point, a direction, and a stopping point Focus is on voluntary behavior under the control of the person Behavior is not random. It has purpose and direction
Introduction (Cont.)
Motivation defined
Motivation is a psychological process that causes the arousal, direction, and persistence of voluntary actions that are goal directed.
Introduction (Cont.)
Motivation is the psychological process
that leads to that results in
Choice of behavior
Introduction (Cont.)
Why know about motivation?
Help you understand your behavior and the behavior of others Can help a manager build and manage a system of motivation. Offers conceptual tools for analyzing motivation problems in organizations
Psychological needs
Focus on emotional and mental satisfaction Example: the need for social interaction or to achieve difficult goals
Selfactualization
Physiological
E.R.G. Theory
A variation of Maslow's hierarchy of needs Three groups of needs Existence needs: physical and material wants Relatedness needs: desires for interpersonal relationships Growth needs: desires to be creative and productive; to use ones skills
Growth needs
Esteem Belongingness and love
Relatedness needs
Safety
Existence needs
Physiological
Emphasized the Need for Achievement, although they investigated all three needs
Did not feel such power behavior resulted in the type of leadership required by organizations
Two distinct continua: one for satisfaction and one for dissatisfaction Not a single continuum with dissatisfaction on one end and satisfaction on the other Herzberg eventually called the satisfiers motivators; the dissatisfiers hygiene factors
Motivators
Hygiene factors
Company policies and their administration Quality of supervision Working conditions
Empirical research
Mixed results Methodological issues See the text book for details
Rights and justice analysis: Employees' rights to know their managers intent
Process theories
Process theories, do not concern the needs which must be satisfied in order to achieve motivation, but instead they are concerned with the thought-processes that influence workers' behaviour. There are two such theories Expectancy Theory Equity Theory
Expantancy theory
Expectancy theory: This states that workers will BEHAVE IN WAYS that they believe will lead to outcome they value. If they believe that they possess the ability and skill to achieve the goal, then their level of effort will be great and they will be motivated
Workers can be motivated if : There is a positive link between efforts and performance Favourable performance will result in desirable results. The reward will satisfy an important need. The desire to satisfy the need is so strong that motivates to work.
Equity theory
This states that each worker will wish to receive a remuneration package (equal to their pay plus fringe benefits) in return for their efforts. Each worker will only be motivated if their remuneration package is seen to be fair (or equitable) in relation to the remuneration packages received by the other workers for their efforts.
Financial Methods There are many different methods of payment that a business can choose from, each of which can have different effects on the level of motivation of the workforce. The main methods are:
Piece-rate schemes.
This payment method involves the employee receiving an amount of money per unit (or per 'piece') that he produces. Therefore his pay is directly linked to his productivity level. However, it is possible that in order to boost his earnings, an employee may reduce the quality and craftsmanship per unit, so that he can produce more output in a given period of time.
Commission.
This is a common method of payment for salesmen (e.g. insurance, double-glazing, telesales). The employee receives a very small percentage (say 0.5%) of the value of the goods that he manages to sell in a period of time.
Profit sharing.
This involves each employee receiving a share of the profit of the business each year, effectively representing an annual pay rise. It aims to increase the levels of effort, motivation and productivity of each employee, since their annual pay-award will be related to the profitability of the business.
However, if the business makes low profits (or even a loss) then this is likely to have a harmful effect on the level of motivation of the employees.
Share ownership.
A common form of payment in many PLCs is what is termed 'share options'. This basically involves each employee receiving a part of each month's salary in the form of shares (usually at a discounted price).
This forms a profitable savings-plan for the employee, and he can sell them after a given period of time. This should motivate the employees to work harder and increase their efforts, since the share price will rise as the company becomes more profitable, therefore increasing the capital gain on their shares.
Fringe Benefits
Many of these different methods of pay are likely to be supplemented by fringe benefits (or 'perks') such as private health schemes, pension schemes, subsidised meals, discounts on holidays and travel, cheap mortgages and loans, company cars and discounts when buying the company's products. The total package of pay plus fringe benefits is known as the remuneration package.
Non-Financial Methods
There is no universal rule for motivating employees, and there are many methods which are used by different managers to achieve the goal of a motivated and satisfied workforce.
Delegation.
This occurs when managers pass a degree of authority down the hierarchy to their subordinates.
Empowerment.
This involves a manager giving his subordinates a degree of power over their work (i.e. it enables the subordinates to be fairly autonomous and to decide for themselves the best way to approach a problem).
Job enlargement.
This involves increasing the number of tasks which are involved in performing a particular job, in order to motivate and multi-skill the employees.
Job enrichment.
This is a method of motivating employees by giving them more responsibilities and the opportunity to use their initiative.
Job rotation.
This involves the employees performing a number of different tasks in turn, in order to increase the variety of their job and, therefore, lead to higher levels of motivation.
Quality circles
. This is a group of workers that meets at regular intervals in order to identify any problems with quality within production, consider alternative solutions to these problems, and then recommend to management the solution that they believe will be the most successful.
Team working
Tea working production is organised so that Group of workers undertake complete units of work.
This is the opposite production technique to an assembly-line which uses an extreme division of labour. Teamworking involves a number of employees combining to produce a product, with each employee specialising in a few tasks.
Worker participation.
This refers to the participation of workers in the decision-making process, asking them for their ideas and suggestions.
Target Setting
It is clearly connected to the technique of Mgt. by objectives, as well as making work more interesting and rewarding. The basic idea behind this is that people are more likely to do well when they are working towards goal.
Introduce decision-making at lower levels in the organisation. Give praise and recognition to employees for their efforts and achievements. Ensure that communication flows are effective and that the relevant messages get to the relevant personnel.