WORK AND MOTIVATION

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WORK AND MOTIVATION

• Responsibility
• (Employers vs. Employees)

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• What I need
• is someone
• who will make me do
• What I can
• (Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
• American philosopher and poet)

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FACTORS THAT AFFECT WORK MOTIVATION

• individual differences
• job characteristics
• organisational practises

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STRATEGIES FOR RAISING JOB SATISFACTION AND
QUALITY OF WORK LIFE (QWL)

• improving work conditions and security
• increasing the workers responsibility
• providing financial stability
• enhancing the workers sense of self- worth
• providing opportunities for social
• relationships within the organisation

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Good motivationresults in

• ? more productive environment
• ? higher
  competitiveness
• ? higher profitability

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Employees

• like work
• or
• have to be forced

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Managers motivate

• good remuneration
• (salary, commission, bonuses, perks)
• sick pay / pension
• good working relations
• good working conditions
• job security / job safety
• promotion
• challenging job
• responsibility
• contact with people
• opportunities to travel
• long holidays / vacations
• MK p 15 Discussion Which statements do you
  agree with?

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Motivation theories

• Abraham Maslow Hierarchy of needs
• Douglas McGregor Theory X / Theory Y
• Frederick Herzberg The motivation to Work
• a) hygiene factors / satisfiers
• b) motivators

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1. Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
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2. McGregors Theory X and Theory Y

• a) Theory X - traditional approach
• - people are lazy/dislike
  work/lack ambition
• - motivated only by money
• - they have to be
  threatened
• and rewarded/need
  discipline, control
• - most people are
  incapable
• of taking
  responsibility
• - managers are
  authoritarian
• (direct everything, from
  the top down)

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• 2. Theory Y - more progressive
• - workers are motivated by
• many needs, they like work
  
• - people can take
  responsibility
• (prefer to participate in
  decision-
• making, like autonomy)
• - managers should trust
• workers and help them do
• their best, team-oriented,
  organise
• communication channels and
  listen to
• their subordinates
  opinions

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3. Herzbergs Hygiene Factors

• Needs of workers
• a) Satisfiers (hygiene factors/
• to keep workers contented
• - clean, quiet and safe working conditions
• - adequate rest breaks
• - good labour relations
• - good wages and benefits
• - job security

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• b) Motivators (encourage to do their best)
• - praise from managers
• - career advancement
• - more responsibility
• (If the hygiene factors are poor then the
  motivating factors wont work)

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Is it true or false?

• 1.Theory X and Theory Y are theories of
  leadership. True/False
• 2.Theory X is more traditional description of
  management. True/False
• 3.Theory Y - managers tell workers what they want
  True/False
• 4. Theory X - managers are authoritarian.
  True/False
• 5. Theory Y - workers are lazy and dont want to
  work. True/False
• 6. For Theory X workers, work is natural.
  True/False
• 7. Theory Y working relationships are open,
  communicative and creative. T/F
• MK p 17 Comprehension True or false?
• 18 - Vocabulary

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Complete the three definitions of
motivationbehaves, drives, effort, outcomes,
reach, willingness

• Motivation is what ______________ us to try to
  ____________ certain goals.
• Motivation is a decision-making process through
  which a person chooses desired ____________ and
  _________in ways that will lead to acquiring
  them.
• Motivation is the _____________to make the
  __________ to achieve certain goals.

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Read the following text and answer the questions

1. What are extrinsic rewards?
2. What are intrinsic rewards related to?
3. What are the four intrinsic rewards?
4. What is the sense of meaningfulness and why is it
   important?

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