The definition above has 3 key elements:
What motivates employees?
Robbins, S. P. (2014). Management: Student value edition (12th ed.). S.l., New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
- Direction: an individual's choice when presented with a number of possible alternatives
- Energy: the amount of effort a person puts forth
- Persistence: the length of time a person sticks with a given action
What motivates employees?
- This is a concern in all businesses because it is hard to motivate all employees to put forth their best effort for high levels of performance in the organization.
- 73% of US employees are not excited about their work, which means they are putting inn the time, but not the energy or passion.
- By looking at the Early Theories of Motivation (Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, McGregor's Theory X and Y, Herzberg's Two Factor Theory, and Three Needs Theory) and Contemporary Theories of Motivation (Goal-Setting Theory, Reinforcement Theory, Equity Theory, and Expectancy Theory).
Robbins, S. P. (2014). Management: Student value edition (12th ed.). S.l., New Jersey: Prentice Hall.