EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION
What is work motivation?
Three Individual Difference Traits
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Self Esteem
o Three types of self-esteem
 Chronic Self-esteem
 Socially Influenced Self-esteem
 Situational Self-esteem
o Self-esteem Workshops
o Experience with Success
o Supervisor Behavior
Intrinsic Motivation
Need for Achievement
Employee’s Values and Expectations
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Job Expectations
Job Characteristics
Needs, Values, and Wants
o Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy
Employees Achievable Goals
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Specific
Measurable
Difficult but Attainable
Relevant
Time-Bound
Employee Participation
Employees Receiving Feedback on Their Goal Progress
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Self-Regulation Theory
Employees Rewarded for Achieving Goals
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Timing of the Incentive
Contingency of Consequences
Type of Incentive Used
o Premack Principle
o Financial Rewards
o Recognition
o Travel
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Individual Versus Group Incentives
o Individual Incentive Plans
EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION
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Pay for Performance.
Merit Pay
o Group Incentive Plans
 Profit Sharing
 Gainsharing
 Stock Options
Expectancy Theory
Reward Versus Punishment