Motivation Theory and Industrial and Organizational Psychology PDF
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Ruth Kanfer
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This document provides an overview of motivation theories in American psychology, focusing on different periods, including drive-based learning theories, information processing, and cognitive formulations. It also discusses current trends and integrative approaches to motivation, highlighting the growing interest from managers in organizational settings and the complex nature of this concept in human behavior.
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Motivation Theory and Industrial and organizational Psychology Ruth Kanfer Overview ● ● ● ● Motivation in American psychology: ○ 1930s-40s: prominent role in drive-based learning theories ○ 1950s-60s: decline due to issues with drive-based conceptualizations & growing interest in information pr...
Motivation Theory and Industrial and organizational Psychology Ruth Kanfer Overview ● ● ● ● Motivation in American psychology: ○ 1930s-40s: prominent role in drive-based learning theories ○ 1950s-60s: decline due to issues with drive-based conceptualizations & growing interest in information processing ○ Maintained steady attention in personality, social, clinical, industrial & organizational psychology Cognitive formulations: ○ Tolman & Lewin: Emphasized personal goals, expectations, and emotions ○ Atkinson & McClelland: Developed theories on achievement motivation Recent decades: ○ Integration of various theories of motivation ○ Focus: goals, self-regulation processes, affect & distinction between dispositional & situationally based motivational determinants (basically everything from General II) ○ Unifying motivation constructs with cognitive, information processing psychology Current focus: ○ Integrating theoretical approaches from different subdisciplines ○ Developing new concepts ○ Acknowledging the significance of non-cognitive individual differences ○ Motivation field is maturing and integrating with cognitive functions ○ Major constructs: need-motive-value approaches, cognitive choice approaches, and self-regulation-metacognition approaches (explained later) ○ Integrative approaches to motivation in organizational settings - growing interest from managers Motivation: Constructs, Theories, and Paradigms ● Motivation: ○ Not directly observable - rather complex concept ○ Influenced by environment, heredity, personality, beliefs, knowledge, abilities, and skills ○ Definitions differ - willingness to engage in activities and achieve goals, human driving force etc. ○ It's tough to choose clear signs of motivation, especially for complex tasks with overlapping effects
