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What is a primary goal of motivation in an organization?
What is a primary goal of motivation in an organization?
Which of the following is not a method of positive motivation?
Which of the following is not a method of positive motivation?
Motivation can be characterized as a complex process because it involves which of the following aspects?
Motivation can be characterized as a complex process because it involves which of the following aspects?
What initiates the motivation process according to the content?
What initiates the motivation process according to the content?
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What was one of the initiatives taken by Tata Steel to improve employee motivation?
What was one of the initiatives taken by Tata Steel to improve employee motivation?
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Which of the following accurately describes motivation's effect on behavior?
Which of the following accurately describes motivation's effect on behavior?
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In the motivation process example given, what triggered Ramu's search for food?
In the motivation process example given, what triggered Ramu's search for food?
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What can be a consequence of negative motivation?
What can be a consequence of negative motivation?
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What is a crucial element that motivates employees in an organization like Tata Steel?
What is a crucial element that motivates employees in an organization like Tata Steel?
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Which of the following best encapsulates the definition of motivation?
Which of the following best encapsulates the definition of motivation?
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Study Notes
Motivation
- Motivation is the process of stimulating people to act to achieve desired goals.
- Motivation involves the way urges, drives, desires, aspirations, and needs influence behaviour.
- Motivation is a complex, internal force that begins with a physiological or psychological need/deficiency.
- This need creates a drive/behaviour to achieve a goal or incentive.
- Motivators are techniques used to motivate people through pay, promotion, bonuses, recognition, praise, and responsibility.
Features of Motivation
- Motivation is an internal feeling. Internal drives such as desires, aspirations, striving or needs motivate behaviour.
- Examples of internal drives include wanting a motorbike, a house, or social status.
- Motivation produces goal-directed behaviour. For example, a promotion can be a goal to improve performance.
- Motivation can be positive or negative. Positive motivation involves rewards (pay increases, promotions), and negative motivation involves punishment or threats.
- Motivation is complex as individuals have different expectations, perceptions, and reactions.
Motivation Process
- Motivation is based on human needs.
- A simple model is presented to explain the process.
- An example of satisfying human needs: A hungry person walks to find food, showing a need, drive, and satisfying actions.
- An unsatisfied need creates tension. This tension, in turn, stimulates drives to satisfy the need.
- When a need is fulfilled, the individual is relieved of tension.
Motivating Employees (Tata Steel)
- Tata Steel has taken initiatives to improve employee motivation.
- Initiatives include decision-making processes, training, performance-management systems, compensation, rewards, and recognition, knowledge management, leadership development.
- These approaches lead to a more transparent, credible, and communicative environment.
- The company promotes freedom, innovation, and failure as part of success.
- Focuses on modern, fast, and forward-looking strategies.
- Uses technology, improved production facilities, and automation to create higher-level opportunities and automation
- The company aims to be one of the world's top steel producers.
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Explore the essential concepts of motivation, including its processes, internal drives, and features that influence behavior. This quiz covers the various types of motivators, both positive and negative, and their impact on goal-directed behavior. Test your understanding of how motivation shapes our actions and aspirations.
