COMPARING MOTIVATION THEORY

"Motivation" is a Latin word, meaning "to move". Human motives are internalized goals within individuals. Motivation may be defined as those forces that cause people to behave in certain ways. Motivation encompasses all those pressures and influences that trigger, channel, and sustain human behavior. Most successful managers have learned to understand the concept of human motivation and are able to use that understanding to achieve higher standards of subordinate work performance.
Motivation has been defined by Michael J Juices as "the act of stimulating someone or oneself to get a desired course of action".
In the words of Lewis Allen, "Motivation is the work a manager performs to inspire, encourage and impel people to take required action"
Basis
 HIEARARCHY OF NEEDS
ERG THEORY OF MOTIVATION
i)Definition
Suggest that people must satisfy five groups of needs in order.
Suggest that people must satisfy five groups of needs in order.
ii) Categories
Physiological, security, belongingness, esteem, and selfactulization.
Existence, relationship and growth.
iii)Developed by

Abraham Maslow
Clayton Alderfer
iv) Emphasis
People tend to satisfy their needs in a specified order, from the most to the least basic.
There is just the element of frustration –regression .
v)Higher needs
Self actualization
Growth needs.
vi) Lower needs
Physiological Needs
Existence needs.
vii)Figure
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