Paper Topic:

Motivation in the Workplace

Running Head : MOTIVATION AND THE WORKPLACE

The Role of Motivation in the Workplace

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[COURSE REQUIRING THIS ] The Role of Motivation in the Workplace

There is a growing trend in the business community to focus on the needs and concerns of employees in to improve overall performance and efficiency of the company as a whole . It has been found that it is not only a development in the technology utilized that marks the progress of a company . Furthermore , technology is no

longer viewed as the ultimate indicator of a business ' success in the corporate world . Human resources , and the efficient maintenance of the same , serve as better predictors of future output in companies . Management would thus do well to look into the factors affecting the quality of work output given by employees . It is the successful manipulation of these same factors that will determine the manner in which a company operates , and ultimately the quality of products and service that it renders

Psychology refers to internal factors that impel action and external factors that can act as inducements to action as motivation (Locke Latham , 2004 . Knowledge of the nature and workings of motivation would be essential in to ensure consistency and growth in employee efficiency . Motivation as applied in context is further accounted for not simply by its relationship with acts but also according to its perceived source or area of concern . Theorists have come up with many different motivation models and theories encompassing the significant aspects comprising the concept as an entirety . The study of each of these theories and the manner in which they may be integrated is essential in to better come up with a strategy to be implemented in a given workplace . Some of the many theories on motivation will be discussed herein and their relationship with one another will be lightly broached . However , it should be borne in mind that a motivated workplace speaks of more than just motivated individuals working in a single environment . In other words , it is not just the individual employee that needs focus . A company that seeks to motivate organizationally would benefit greater from the extended effort and attention given to their resources than companies who engage in motivation only in individual personnel levels (Locke Latham , 2004 . In to be able to apply motivational approaches and theories at a macro-level , there is a need to fully grasp the component concepts that lead up to such application

Theoretical Foundations

Motivation is mostly related with individual actions and the determinants of such actions (Graves , 1999 . Motives are thus causes for actions engaged in by individuals . In to improve the actions performed by employees therefore , the determinants of motives must be accurately assessed . Psychologists have long analyzed the role of reinforcement theories on human behavior . Reinforcement involves the application of consequences following behavior (Graves , 1999 . Thus reinforcement may be positive and negative , it may take the form of punishment...

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