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This 3-page paper discusses how theories of motivation can be applied to the workplace. Some theories of motivation discussed include Maslov's heirarchy, Vroom's expetectancy theory and Herzberg's two stage theory of motivation. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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something (Lindner, 1998). But times have changed and so have bosses and employees. Ever since the middle of the 20th century, various business experts and academicians have developed theories of
motivation to help direct employees toward better and stronger productivity. The main theories that tend to be used in the business community are
those postulated by Frederick Herzberg (theory of motivation) and Abraham Maslow (hierarchy of needs) (Gawel, 1999). Most motivational theories of today, whether workplace
or elsewhere, were introduced by Maslow, a behavioral psychologist, who, in 1954, introduced the concept that people attempt to satisfy their personal needs through context of their work (Gawel, 1999).
He developed the hierarchy of needs, focusing on the idea that people do not pursue the next highest need in a hierarchy until a current, or recognized, need was completely
satisfied (Gawel, 1999). The five levels Maslow introduced were physiological (food, housing and clothing); safety, social, ego, then finally, self-actualization (Lindner, 1998).
Its been said that in a corporate set-up, the boss who recognizes what level of the hierarchy the employee is on will do the
best job in terms of satisfying employee needs. The employee who is on the first level is motivated primarily by the paycheck and benefits, whereas the employee who is on
the social level is likely to achieve motivation through team building or a work group setting. Herzberg, who introduced his theories in 1959,
suggested that there was a "two-dimensional paradigm" when it came to factors that impacted peoples attitudes about work, noting that attributes such as a companys policies, its supervisors, interpersonal relationships,
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