Introduction
Assumptions of motivation Theories
Behavior has a starting point, a direction, and a stopping point Focus is on voluntary behavior under the control of the person Behavior is not random. It has purpose and direction
Introduction (Cont.)
Motivation defined
Motivation is a psychological process that causes the arousal, direction, and persistence of voluntary actions that are goal directed.
Introduction (Cont.)
Motivation is the psychological process
that leads to that results in
Choice of behavior
Some level of job performance
The Motivation-Behavior-Job Performance Sequence
Introduction (Cont.)
Why know about motivation?
Help you understand your behavior and the behavior of others Can help a manager build and manage a system of motivation. Offers conceptual tools for analyzing motivation problems in organizations
Overview of Where We are Headed
Need theories (Chapter 7)
Murrays Theory of Human Personality Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory E.R.G. Theory McClellands Achievement Motivation Theory Herzbergs Motivator-Hygiene Theory
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Five groups of basic needs Healthy adults try to satisfy these needs So basic that they motivate behavior in many cultures Chronic frustration of needs can lead to psychopathological results
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory (Cont.)
Physiological needs: basic requirements of the human body; food, water, sleep, sex Safety needs: desires of a person to be protected from physical and economic harm Belongingness and love needs (social): desire to give and receive affection; be in the company of others
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory (Cont.)
Esteem needs: self-confidence and sense of self-worth
Esteem from others: valuation of self from other people Self-esteem: feeling of self-confidence and self-respect
Self-actualization needs: desire for selffulfillment
Maslow: . . . the desire to become more and more what one is, to become everything that one is capable of becoming.
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory (Cont.)
Form a need hierarchy based on the prepotency of needs Prepotency: need emerges as a motivator after satisfying a lower-order (more prepotent) need Hierarchy progression: physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, selfactualization
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
Esteem
Selfactualization
Belongingness and love
Safety See text book Figure 7.1
Physiological
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory (Cont.)
Need hierarchy
Unsatisfied need is a potential motivator of behavior Satisfied need is no longer a motivator Focus on more than one need: promotion leads to more money (esteem and physiological) Need satisfaction follows the order shown but is flexible Weak empirical support Remains a classic interpretation of behavior
E.R.G. Theory
A variation of Maslow's hierarchy of needs Three groups of needs Existence needs: physical and material wants Relatedness needs: desires for interpersonal relationships Growth needs: desires to be creative and productive; to use ones skills
E.R.G. Theory (Cont.)
Maslow hierarchy Selfactualization E.R.G. Theory Relationship of Maslows hierarchy to E.R.G. Theory.
Growth needs
Esteem Belongingness and love
Relatedness needs
Safety
Existence needs
Physiological
E.R.G. Theory (Cont.)
Both similar to and different from Maslow's need hierarchy Satisfied and unsatisfied needs operate in much the same way Movement upward is the same Movement downward is new
See text book Figure 7.2
E.R.G. Theory (Cont.)
Satisfaction-progression: move up the hierarchy as needs are satisfied Frustration-regression: move down the hierarchy when a need is frustrated Deficiency cycle: more strongly desire existence needs when they are unsatisfied Enrichment cycle: more strongly desire growth needs when they are satisfied
International Aspects of the Need Theories of Motivation
Concept of needs holds across cultures People from different cultures may express and satisfy needs differently Importance of needs in Maslow's need hierarchy
United States: self-actualization Latin America: security, affiliation France and Germany: need for security New Zealand: belongingness and love
