MANAGEMENT

RICHARD L. DAFT
Motivating Employees

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chapter15 Learning Outcomes
• Define motivation and explain the difference between current
approaches and traditional approaches to motivation.
• Identify and describe content theories of motivation based on
employee needs.
• Identify and explain process theories of motivation.
• Describe reinforcement theory and how it can be used to motivate
employees.
• Discuss major approaches to job design and how job design
influences motivation.
• Explain how empowerment heightens employee motivation.
• Describe ways that managers can create a sense of meaning and
importance for employees at work.

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 Are You Engaged or
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Disengaged?
• Employee Engagement
– Most people begin new jobs with energy and
enthusiasm

– Employees can lose their drive

• Motivated and engaged employees contribute to

organizational success

• But motivation is a challenge for managers….

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chapter15 Concept of Motivation

Arousal, direction, and persistence of behavior

Employee motivation affects productivity.

A manager’s job is to channel motivation.

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chapter15 Two Types of Rewards

Intrinsic rewards--satisfactions a person

receives in the process of performing a particular
action.

Extrinsic rewards--given by another person.

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 A Simple Model
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of Motivation

• Motivation can lead to behaviors that reflect high performance

within organizations.

• High employee motivation is related to high organizational

performance and profits.

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 Content Perspectives
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on Motivation
These theories emphasize the needs that motivate people.

• Hierarchy of Needs Theory

• ERG Theory
• Two-Factor Theory
• Acquired Needs Theory

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 Maslow’s Hierarchy
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of Needs

According to Maslow’s Theory, low-order needs take priority—they must

be satisfied before higher-order needs are activated.
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 Maslow’s Hierarchy
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of Needs
Once a need is satisfied, it declines in
importance and the next higher need is
activated

There are opportunities for fulfillment off

the job and on the job in each of the five
levels of needs

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chapter15 ERG Theory

• ERG is a simplification of Maslow.

• Three categories of needs:
– Existence needs. The needs for physical
well-being.
– Relatedness needs. The needs for
satisfactory relationships with others.
– Growth needs. The needs that focus on the
development of human potential and the
desire for personal growth.
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 Two-Factor
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chapter15 Acquired Needs Theory

• Need for Achievement. desire to accomplish

something difficult, master complex tasks, and
surpass others.
• Need for Affiliation. desire to form close personal
relationships, avoid conflict, and establish warm
friendships.
• Need for Power. desire to influence or control
others.

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 Process Perspectives
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on Motivation
These theories explain how people select behavioral
actions to meet their needs.

• Goal-Setting Theory
• Equity Theory
• Expectancy Theory

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chapter15 Goal-Setting
• Specific, challenging targets significantly
enhance people’s motivation and
performance.
• Managers can improve performance by
setting specific goals.
• Goal-setting theory requires:
– Specific Goals
– Difficult Goals
– Acceptance
– Feedback
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chapter15 Equity Theory

Focuses on individuals’ perceptions

of how fairly they are treated
compared with others

Motivated to seek social equity in the

rewards they expect for performance

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 Methods for Reducing
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Perceived Inequities
• Change Work Efforts
• Change Outcomes
• Change Perceptions
• Leave the Job

Employees evaluate the perceived equity of their

rewards compared to others’.
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chapter15 Expectancy Theory

Motivation depends on individuals’

expectations about their ability to
perform tasks and receive desired
rewards

Focuses on the thinking process

that individuals use to achieve
rewards

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 Major Elements of
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Expectancy Theory

Valence – the value or attraction an individual has for an outcome

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 Reinforcement Perspective
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 Job Design for
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Motivation
Job Design - application of motivational
theories to the structure of work

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 Job Design for
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Job Simplification - improve task efficiency
by reducing the number of tasks
Job Rotation - moving employees from one
job to another to provide them with variety and
stimulation
Job Enlargement - combining a series of
tasks into one new, broader job to give
employees variety and challenge
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 Job Design for
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Motivation

Job Enrichment - incorporating

achievement, recognition, and other high-
level motivators into the work
Work redesign – altering jobs to increase
both the quality of employee’s work
experience and their productivity

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 Job Characteristics
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Model

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 Innovative Ideas
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for Motivating

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 Empowering People
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to Meet Higher Needs
 Information - Employees receive
information about company performance

 Knowledge - Employees have knowledge

and skills to contribute to company goals

 Power - Employees have the power to

make substantive decisions

 Rewards - Employees are rewarded based

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 A Continuum of
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Empowerment

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 Giving Meaning to Work
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Through Engagement

There is growing
recognition that it is
the behavior of
managers that makes
the biggest difference
in whether people feel
engaged at work.

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