Theory on MotivationFor Lesson 17

Motivation

Ways a business can encourage staff to give their best.

Helps the business to be more successful.

Can mean: Increased output as working harder Improved quality as taking pride in work Less absence

Financial and Non Financial methods of motivation

Financial methods

Paying a good salary/wage

Overtime for additional hours worked

Profit sharing

Non Financial Methods

Employee of the month awards

Job rotation

Job enrichment – giving them more challenging tasks

Empowerment – responsibility to make decisions about their work

Teams – working together

Fringe benefits (e.g. company car, health care, discounts)

Holidays

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Maslow believed that motivation lies within the individual employees

He suggested that people have a number of different needs

These needs are put in order of importance

Once a lower level need is satisfied, individuals strive to satisfy needs further up the hierarchy

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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Self-Actualisatio

ne.g. creativity

Self-Esteem e.g. training

Love and Belonging e.g. making friends at work

Safety e.g. job security

Physiological e.g. pay

Video to watch

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/staff-and-motivation/10964.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgcjUv60Ejs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzNYnYt3tpM

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