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Herzberg’s Theory Of Motivation

We have looked at Mcgregor’s Theory X & Y and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, next we move on to Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory.
From Herzberg’s research, he advocated a two-step approach to understanding employee motivation and satisfaction.[ His research involved the analysis of job attitudes of 200 accountants and engineers how they felt on the positive [...]

Maslow’s Motivation Theory Of Hierarchy Of Needs

Maslow’s Hierarchy Of Needs

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According to Maslow, the above pyramid illustrates the needs of the workers.
In brief, they are simply divided into the following factors:
The PHYSICAL factor:
· A person starts at the bottom of the hierarchy (pyramid) and will initially seek to satisfy basic needs (e.g. food, shelter)
· Once [...]

Importance Of Motivation And Different Types Of Motivation Theory

In a firm, top management would shower attractive performance schemes or incentives like commission, pensions, shares and share options, job rotation, job enrichment, job enlargement, piece rate, performance related ,etc to motivate the staff/workers.
Motivating the staff is a very critical factor for the following reasons:

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  Resulting in higher output or productivity meaning that given a [...]

McGregor-Theory X and Theory Y

McGregor developed two theories of human behaviour at work: Theory and X and Theory Y.  Both Theory X and Y are extreme behavior 

Two extreme theories Of Workers’ Work Behavior:

 

Theory X

Theory Y

 
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- Individuals who dislike work and avoid it where possible
 

 
- Consider effort at work as just like rest or play

 
 
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- Individuals who lack ambition, dislike [...]