Motivation in the Workplace
Motivation Today in large corporations, motivation has been for the most part abandoned because of massive restructuring, re-engineering, and downsizing. The explanation for this is that the level of trust and commitment that is required for motivation, and necessary for employees to apply the extra effort, has been greatly damaged. When properly motivated, employees tend to exert an increased amount of effort for longer periods of time towards a particular goal. Companies have begun to realize this and act accordingly to benefit the company and its desired long term objectives. The factors that are believed to motivate an employee greatly differ from person to person, and company to company. There are two main categories that are used to propose motivation theories, they are content theories and process theories. Content theories explain the dynamics of employee needs, and process theories describe the way need deficiencies are translated into behavior. Both of these theories are used to reduce tension. For content theories of motivation, companies recognize that motivation begins with the needs of the individual. Unfulfilled needs tend to create tension and the desire to alleviate the
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