Employee Motivation

Running head : EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION

Employee Motivation

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The discusses the of employee motivation . Equity theory , the Expectancy theory , and the principal-agent theory and their application to employee motivation are discussed

Employee Motivation

Employee motivation is the critical element of business success Organizations that can motivate their employees have a strategic advantage over the firms that lack appropriate motivation resources Equity theory , Expectancy theory , and Principal-Agent theory contribute to the current understanding of motivation . They explain the motives and

drivers behind exemplary employee performance

Equity theory describes the relationship between how hard employees work and how fairly they are treated . The idea behind the Equity theory is that in their striving to balance their efforts with their rewards employees will tend to assign different values to each of their contributions (Fitz-enz , 2000 . It should be noted , that employee contributions to organizational performance are not limited to efforts and skills : employees spend their time , invest their qualifications , and use their capabilities and ambitions to achieve better performance results . Money is not always the basic motivating factor - sometimes employees will want job flexibility , better status and career prospects or excellent learning / training opportunities

Expectancy theory is another source of theoretical and practical knowledge about motivation . Expectancy theory offers several important propositions . First , employees feel motivated as long as they expect that their efforts will lead to the desired performance goal (Expectancy probability . Second , employees feel motivated as long as they perceive that they will...