Employee_Motivation_In_The_Workplace

Employee Motivation In The Workplace Employee Motivation in the Workplace Organizational Psychology Motivation is defined in our textbook by the conditions that energize, direct, and sustain work behavior. What is the reason that organizations desire motivated employees' The simple answer is survival. “Motivated employees are needed in our rapidly changing workplaces. Motivated employees help organizations survive. Motivated employees are more productive. To be effective, managers need to understand what motivates employees within the context of the roles they perform. Of all the functions a manager performs, motivating employees is arguably the most complex. This is due in part, to the fact that what motivates employee’s changes constantly. For example, research suggests that as employees’ income increases, money becomes less of a motivator. Also, as employees get older, interesting work becomes more of a motivator.” (Linder, 1998). The first article that I found on employee motivation is called “Understanding Employee Motivation” by James R. Linder. After an initial introduction to motivation, the author talks about motivation theories such as: Maslow’s need-hierarchy theory, Herzberg’s two-factory theory, Vroom’s expectancy theory, Adams’ equity theory and Skinner’s reinforcement theory. The next part of the article talks about the definition of motivation, motivation, employees, employee, good, article, says, about, theory, author, motivates, work, theories, people, motivated, motivate, zimmer, understanding, talks, part, job, help, workplace, time, rule, organization, next, motivational, incentive, goals, themselves, systems, organizations, motivator, mcnamara, last