Motivating and Rewarding Employees

1. Motivating and Rewarding Employees Topic 7

2. Motivation And Individual Needs Motivation The willingness to exert high levels of effort to reach organizational goals, conditioned by the effort�s ability to satisfy some individual need Need An internal state that makes certain outcomes appear attractive Many people view motivation incorrectly: thinking it is a personal trait that some have and some don�t. In reality, motivation results from the interaction between the individual and the situation. Motivation is the willingness to exert a persistent and high level of effort toward organizational goals, conditioned by the effort�s ability to satisfy an individual need. Motivation is a need-satisfying process. A need is some internal state that makes certain outcomes appear attractive. An unsatisfied need creates tension; this tension drives a person to satisfy the need. A motivated employee works intensely and persistently. However, effort and persistence will not pay off unless they are channeled in a direction that benefits the organization. Many people view motivation incorrectly: thinking it is a personal trait that some have and some don�t. In reality, motivation results from the interaction between the individual and the situation. Motivation is the willingness to exert a persistent and high level of effort toward organizational goals, conditioned by the effort�s ability to satisfy an individual need. Motivation is a need-satisfying process. A need is some internal state that makes certain outcomes appear attractive. An unsatisfied need creates tension; this tension drives a person to satisfy the need. A motivated employee works intensely and persistently. However, effort and persistence will not pay off unless they are channeled in a direction that benefits the organization.

3. Componentsof Motivation