Motivation Theories

McGregor’s Theory Y
Management assumes employees may be ambitious and self-motivated and exercise selfcontrol. Managers should given the right conditions, most people will want to do well at work. They believe that the satisfaction of doing a good job is a strong motivation.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Whilst the basic needs may be satisfied, the intrinsic values a person has must also be satisfied for them to be able to perform. Maslow identified 5 key factors in motivation: physiological, safety, love, esteem and self-actualisation.
Selfactualisation
Esteem
Love
Safety
Physiological
ERG Theory (Cherrington,1989)
To address some limitations of Maslow’s, ERG has been proposed, which is more advanced than Maslow’s theory. The ERG theory has 3 kinds of needs: Existence Relatedness Growth
ERG Theory
Existence
Maslow’s Theory
Physiological & Safety
Relatedness
Social & external esteem
Growth
Self-actualisatiwenku.baidu.comn & internal esteem
Theory X& Theory Y
Goal-setting Theory
1. Goals focus attention towards goal-relevant activities and away from goal-irrelevant activities. 2. Goals serve as an energizer; higher goals will induce greater effort while low goals induce lesser effort. 3. Goals affect persistence; constraints with regard to resources will affect work pace. 4. Goals activate cognitive knowledge and strategies which allows employees to cope with the situation at hand
Summary
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs ERG Theory McGregor’s Theory X McGregor’s Theory Y Goal-Setting Theory
The End
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McGregor’s Theory X
Managers assumes employees (such as: Mr. Wang) are inherently lazy and will avoid work if they can and that they inherently dislike work. Employees need to be closely supervised and comprehensive systems of controls developed.
Motivation Theories
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Outline
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs ERG Theory McGregor’s Theory X McGregor’s Theory Y Goal-Setting Theory