Motivation

Chapter SIX & SEVEN

Key Elements

1. Intensity: How hard a person tries

2. Direction: Toward beneficial goal

3. Persistence: How long a person tries

Key Elements

1. Intensity: How hard a person tries

2. Direction: Toward beneficial goal

3. Persistence: How long a person tries

Motivation

The processes that account for an individual’s intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal

What Is Motivation? What Is Motivation?

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Pyramid)Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Pyramid)

Lower-Order Needs

Needs that are satisfied externally; physiological and safety needs

Higher-Order Needs

Needs that are satisfied internally; social, esteem,

and self-actualization needs

Self

Esteem

Social

Safety

Physiological

Theory XManagers See Workers as…

Theory XManagers See Workers as…

Disliking WorkDisliking Work

Avoiding ResponsibilityAvoiding Responsibility

Having Little AmbitionHaving Little Ambition

Theory Y Managers See Workers as…

Theory Y Managers See Workers as…

Enjoying WorkEnjoying Work

Accepting ResponsibilityAccepting Responsibility

Self-DirectedSelf-Directed

Herzberg’s Two-Factor TheoryHerzberg’s Two-Factor Theory

Bottom Line: Satisfaction and dissatisfaction are not opposites of the same thing!

These are different!– Hygiene Factors—Extrinsic

and Related to Dissatisfaction

– Motivator Factors—Intrinsic and Related to

Satisfaction

Hygiene Factors

•Salary

•Work Conditions

•Company Policies

Hygiene Factors

•Salary

•Work Conditions

•Company Policies

Motivators

•Achievement

•Responsibility

•Growth

Motivators

•Achievement

•Responsibility

•Growth

McClelland’s Theory of NeedsMcClelland’s Theory of Needs

Need for Achievement

The drive to excel, to achieve in relation to a set of standards, to strive to succeed

Need for Affiliation

The desire for friendly and close personal relationships

Need for Power

The need to make others behave in a way that they would not have behaved otherwise

Bottom Line

Individuals have different levels of needs in each of these areas,

and those levels will drive their behavior.

Bottom Line

Individuals have different levels of needs in each of these areas,

and those levels will drive their behavior.

Cognitive Evaluation TheoryCognitive Evaluation Theory

Cognitive Evaluation Theory

Providing an extrinsic reward for behavior that had been previously only intrinsically rewarding tends to decrease the overall level of motivation

The theory may be relevant only to jobs that are neither extremely dull nor extremely interesting. Hint: For this theory,

think about how fun it is to read in the summer, but once reading is assigned to you for a grade, you don’t want to do it!

Hint: For this theory, think about how fun it is to read in the summer, but once reading is assigned to you for a grade, you don’t want to do it!

Goal-Setting TheoryGoal-Setting Theory

Basic Premise: That specific and difficult goals, with self-generated feedback, lead to higher performance.

What Is MBO?What Is MBO?

Key Elements

1. Goal specificity

2. Participative decision making

3. An explicit time period

4. Performance feedback

Key Elements

1. Goal specificity

2. Participative decision making

3. An explicit time period

4. Performance feedback

Management by Objectives (MBO)

A program that encompasses specific goals, participatively set, for an explicit time period, with feedback on goal progress.

Cascading of ObjectivesCascading of Objectives

Self-EfficacySelf-Efficacy

Self-esteem, which is:

Individuals’ degree of liking or disliking themselves

Self-esteem, which is:

Individuals’ degree of liking or disliking themselves

•An individual’s feeling that s/he can complete a task (e.g. “I know I can!”)

•Enhances probability that goals will be achieved

•An individual’s feeling that s/he can complete a task (e.g. “I know I can!”)

•Enhances probability that goals will be achieved

Not to be confused with:

Reinforcement TheoryReinforcement Theory

Assumptions:

• Behavior is environmentally caused.

• Behavior can be modified (reinforced) by providing (controlling) consequences.

• Reinforced behavior tends to be repeated.

Assumptions:

• Behavior is environmentally caused.

• Behavior can be modified (reinforced) by providing (controlling) consequences.

• Reinforced behavior tends to be repeated.

Argues that behavior is a function of its consequences

Equity TheoryEquity Theory

Referent Comparisons:

Self-inside

Self-outside

Other-inside

Other-outside

Referent Comparisons:

Self-inside

Self-outside

Other-inside

Other-outside

Equity Theory

Individuals compare their job inputs and outcomes with those of others and then respond to eliminate any inequities

Equity Theory (cont’d)Equity Theory (cont’d)

Choices for dealing with inequity:

1. Change inputs (slack off)

2. Change outcomes (increase output)

3. Distort/change perceptions of self

4. Distort/change perceptions of others

5. Choose a different referent person

6. Leave the field (quit the job)

Choices for dealing with inequity:

1. Change inputs (slack off)

2. Change outcomes (increase output)

3. Distort/change perceptions of self

4. Distort/change perceptions of others

5. Choose a different referent person

6. Leave the field (quit the job)

Distributive Justice

Perceived fairness of the outcome (the final distribution)

“Who got what?”

Procedural Justice

Perceived fairness of the process used to determine

the outcome (the final distribution)

“How was who gets what decided?”

Interactional Justice

The degree to which one is treated with dignity and

respect.

“Was I treated well?”

Equity and Justice Equity and Justice

Ethical Values Ethical Values and Behaviors of and Behaviors of

LeadersLeaders

Bottom Line

All three links between the boxes must be intact or motivation will not occur. Thus,

• Individuals must feel that if they try, they can perform and• If they perform, they will be rewarded and• When they are rewarded, the reward will be something they

care about.

Expectancy TheoryExpectancy Theory

Chapter 7Chapter 7

Job Design and SchedulingJob Design and Scheduling

Job Rotation

The periodic shifting of a worker from one task to another (i.e., cross-train)

Job Enlargement

The horizontal expansion of jobs (e.g., sort the mail AND deliver it)

Job Enrichment

The vertical expansion of jobs – provides opportunity to plan, execute and evaluate your own work

Alternative Work ArrangementsAlternative Work Arrangements

Flextime

Employees work during a common core time period each day but have discretion in forming their total workday from a flexible set of hours outside the core.

Job Sharing

The practice of having two or more people split a 40-hour-a-week job

Telecommuting

Employees do their work at home on a computer that is linked to their office.

Performance = f(A x M x O)Performance = f(A x M x O)

Variable Pay ProgramsVariable Pay Programs

Profit Sharing PlansOrganization-wide programs that distribute compensation based on some established formula designed around a company’s profitability

Gain SharingAn incentive plan in which improvements in group productivity determine the total amount of money that is allocated.

Piece Rate Pay PlansWorkers are paid a fixed sum for each unit of production completed.

Skill-based Pay PlansSkill-based Pay Plans

Pay levels are based on how many skills employees have or how many jobs they can do.

• Provides flexible staffing for managers

• Improves communication

• Reduces “protection of territory” mentality

Flexible BenefitsFlexible Benefits

Employees tailor their benefit program to meet their personal need by picking and choosing from a menu of benefit options.

Employee Recognition ProgramsEmployee Recognition Programs Intrinsic rewards: Stimulate Intrinsic Motivation

– Personal attention given to employee

– Approval and appreciation for a job well done

– Growing in popularity and usage

Benefits of Programs

– Fulfill employees’ desire for recognition

– ***Inexpensive to implement***

– Encourages repetition of desired behaviors

Drawbacks of Programs

– Susceptible to manipulation by management

Implications for ManagersImplications for Managers

In Order to Motivate Employees

– Recognize individual differences (however, always remember that motivation is NOT a personality trait)

– Use goals and feedback

– Allow employees to participate in decisions that affect them

– Link rewards to performance

– Check the system for equity