Motivation Theories

Bob Stretch
Southwestern College
Robbins & Judge
Organizational Behavior
13th Edition

Motivation Concepts
6-0
2009 Prentice-Hall Inc. All rights reserved.
Chapter Learning Objectives
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
Describe the three elements of motivation.
Identify four early theories of motivation and evaluate their
applicability today.
Apply the predictions of Cognitive Evaluation theory to intrinsic
and extrinsic rewards.
Compare and contrast goal-setting theory and Management by
Objectives.
Contrast reinforcement theory and goal-setting theory.
Demonstrate how organizational justice is a refinement of equity
theory.
Apply the key tenets of expectancy theory to motivating
employees.
Compare contemporary theories of motivation.
Explain to what degree motivation theories are culture-bound.
6-1

WHAT KEEPS YOU MOVING????

PLACE TO WORK AT????
6-2
Defining Motivation
The result of the interaction between the individual and the
situation.
The processes that account for an individuals
intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward
attaining a goal specifically, an organizational goal.

Three key elements:
Intensity / Drive how hard a person tries
Direction effort that is channeled toward, and consistent
with, organizational goals
Persistence how long a person can maintain effort
6-3
6-4
Early Theories of Motivation
These early theories may not be valid, but they do form the
basis for contemporary theories and are still used by
practicing managers.

Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Alderfers ERG (Existence, Relatedness, and Growth)
McGregors Theory X and Theory Y
Herzbergs Two-Factor Theory
McClellands Theory of Needs
6-5
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs
There is a hierarchy of five needs. As each need is substantially
satisfied, the next need becomes dominant.

Assumptions
Individuals cannot
move to the next
higher level until
all needs at the
current (lower)
level are satisfied
Must move in
hierarchical order
6-6
Self-Actualization
Esteem
Social
Safety
Physiological
Lower Order
External
Higher Order
Internal
See E X H I B I T 6-1
6-7
Situation 1: A woman molested 3 years back is still
having problems in building relationships especially
with men?
Need taking precedence
Need sacrificed

Situation 2: A woman recently diagnosed with diabetes,
is making several changes in her diet and is getting
irritable with the family
Need sacrificed

6-8
An insecure recent widow reads novels continuously in
the night, making it difficult to work next day and
spend free time with others
Need sacrificed

A very wealthy , talented writer gives up writing
because he hasnt been able to get his last 4 novels
published
Need sacrificed

6-9
A famous professional singer gives up singing because
his wife threatens to leave him
Need sacrificed

An uneducated, very unhappy mother and wife stays
married to her abusive husband because she was an
orphan
Need sacrificed
An upcoming movie star gains 100 pounds to play a
certain part
6-10
Alderfers ERG Theory
A reworking of Maslow to fit empirical research.

Three groups of core needs:
Existence (Maslow: physiological and safety)
Relatedness (Maslow: social and status)
Growth (Maslow: esteem and self-actualization)
Removed the hierarchical assumption
Can be motivated by all three at once

Popular, but not accurate, theory
6-11
E
G R
Two distinct views of human beings: Theory X
(basically negative) and Theory Y (positive).
Managers used a set of assumptions based on their view
The assumptions molded their behavior toward employees

No empirical evidence to support this theory.
6-12
Theory X
Workers have little
ambition
Dislike work
Avoid responsibility
Theory Y
Workers are self-
directed
Enjoy work
Accept responsibility
Theory X
Theory X - authoritarian, repressive style.
Tight control, no development. Produces
limited, depressed culture.
management

staff
Theory Y
Theory Y - liberating and developmental. Control,
achievement and continuous improvement
achieved by enabling, empowering and giving
responsibility.
staff

management

staff

WHAT DEMOTIVATED YOU ??
6-14
Hygiene
Factors
Motivators
Achievement
Responsibility
Growth
Work
Conditions
Salary
Company
Policies
6-15
See E X H I B I T S 6-2 and 6-3
Key Point: Satisfaction and dissatisfaction are not opposites
but separate constructs
Extrinsic and
Related to
Dissatisfaction
Intrinsic and
Related to
Satisfaction
Criticisms of Two-Factor Theory
Herzberg says that hygiene factors must be met to remove
dissatisfaction. If motivators are given, then satisfaction
can occur.

Herzberg is limited by his procedure
Participants had self-serving bias
Reliability of raters questioned
Bias or errors of observation
No overall measure of satisfaction was used
Herzberg assumed, but didnt research, a strong
relationship between satisfaction and productivity

6-17
McClellands Three Needs Theory
Need for Achievement (nAch)
The drive to excel, to achieve in relation to a set of standards, to
strive to succeed
Has a strong need to set and accomplish challenging goals.
Takes calculated risks to accomplish their goals.
Likes to receive regular feedback on their progress and
achievements.
Often likes to work alone.
Need for Power (nPow)
The need to make others behave in a way that they would not have
behaved otherwise.
Wants to control and influence others.
Likes to win arguments.
Enjoys competition and winning.
Enjoys status and recognition.
6-18
Need for Affiliation (nAff)
The desire for friendly and close interpersonal relationships
Wants to belong to the group.
Wants to be liked, and will often go along with whatever the
rest of the group wants to do.
Favors collaboration over competition.
Doesn't like high risk or uncertainty.

People have varying levels of each of the three needs.
Hard to measure

6-19
Performance Predictions for High nAch
People with a high need for achievement are likely to:
Prefer to undertake activities with a 50/50 chance of success,
avoiding very low- or high-risk situations
Be motivated in jobs that offer high degree of personal
responsibility, feedback, and moderate risk
Not necessarily make good managers too personal a focus.
Most good general managers do NOT have a high nAch
Need high level of nPow and low nAff for managerial
success
Good research support, but it is not a very practical
theory
6-20
Cognitive Evaluation Theory
Goal-Setting Theory
Management by Objectives (MBO)
Self-Efficacy Theory
Also known as Social Cognitive Theory or Social Learning
Theory
Reinforcement Theory
Equity Theory
Expectancy Theory

Contemporary Theories of Motivation
6-21
Cognitive Evaluation Theory
Providing an extrinsic reward for behavior that had been
previously only intrinsically rewarding tends to decrease the
overall level of motivation
Major Implications for work rewards
Intrinsic and extrinsic rewards are not independent
Extrinsic rewards decrease intrinsic rewards
Pay should be noncontingent on performance
Verbal rewards increase intrinsic motivation; tangible rewards
reduce it
Self-concordance
When the personal reasons for pursuing goals are consistent with
personal interests and core values (intrinsic motivation), people
are happier and more successful
6-22
Lockes Goal-Setting Theory
Basic Premise:
That specific and difficult goals, with self-generated
feedback, lead to higher performance
Difficult Goals:
Focus and direct attention
Energize the person to work harder
Difficulty increases persistence
Force people to be more effective and efficient
Relationship between goals and performance depends on:
Goal commitment (the more public the better!)
Task characteristics (simple, well-learned)
Culture (best match is in North America)

6-23
MBO is a systematic way to utilize goal-setting.
Goals must be:
Tangible
Verifiable
Measurable
Corporate goals are broken down into smaller,
more specific goals at each level of organization.
Four common ingredients to MBO programs:
Goal specificity
Participative decision making
Explicit time period
Performance feedback
Implementation: Management by Objectives
6-24
Banduras Self-Efficacy Theory
An individuals belief that he or she is capable of
performing a task.
Higher efficacy is related to:
Greater confidence
Greater persistence in the face of difficulties
Better response to negative feedback (work harder)
Self-Efficacy complements Goal-Setting Theory.

6-25
Given Hard Goal
Higher Self-Set Goal
Increased Confidence
Higher Performance
JOINT EFFECTS OF GOALS AND SELF EFFICACY ON PERFORMANCE

Individual has
confidence that gives
Level of performance
will be attained

Manager sets difficult
Specific, goals
for job or task
Individual sets higher
Personal (selfset)
Goals for their
performance
Individual has higher
level of job or task
performance
Increasing Self-Efficacy
Enactive mastery
Most important source of efficacy
Gaining relevant experience with task or job
Practice makes perfect
Vicarious modeling
Increasing confidence by watching others perform the task
Most effective when observer sees the model to be similar to him-
or herself
Verbal persuasion
Motivation through verbal conviction
Pygmalion and Galatea effects - self-fulfilling prophecies
Arousal
Getting psyched up emotionally aroused to complete task
Can hurt performance if emotion is not a component of the task
6-27
Similar to Goal-Setting Theory, but focused on a
behavioral approach rather than a cognitive one.

Behavior is environmentally caused
Thought (internal cogitative event) is not important
Feelings, attitudes, and expectations are ignored
Behavior is controlled by its consequences reinforcers
Is not a motivational theory but a means of analysis of
behavior
Reinforcement strongly influences behavior but is not likely
to be the sole cause

6-28
Adams Equity Theory
Employees compare their ratios of outcomes-to-inputs
of relevant others.
When ratios are equal: state of equity exists there is no
tension as the situation is considered fair
When ratios are unequal: tension exists due to unfairness
Underrewarded states cause anger
Overrewarded states cause guilt
Tension motivates people to act to bring their situation into
equity

6-29
Example

FOOTBALL PLAYER WANTS TO REDO THE
CONTRACT!!!!
6-30
5 main parts
People hold beliefs about there inputs and outcomes
People compare themselves to referent others
People form beliefs about others inputs and outcomes
People compare there I/O ratio with that of others.
Perceptions of inequity motivate behaviour to restore
equity

Overpayment inequity
Underpayment Inequity
Equitable payment

EXAMPLE : JANE & BOB!!!

6-31

Can be four different situations:

Self-Inside
The persons experience in a different job in the same
organization
Self-Outside
The persons experience in a different job in a different
organization
Other-Inside
Another individual or group within the organization
Other-Outside
Another individual or group outside of the organization
Equity Theorys Relevant Others
6-32
Reactions to Inequity
Employee behaviors to create equity:
Change inputs (slack off)
Change outcomes (increase output)
Distort/change perceptions of self
Distort/change perceptions of others
Choose a different referent person
Leave the field (quit the job)
Propositions relating to inequitable pay:
Paid by time:
Overrewarded employees produce more
Underrewarded employees produce less with low quality
Paid by quality:
Overrewarded employees give higher quality
Underrewarded employees make more of low quality
6-33
Justice and Equity Theory
Organizational
Justice
Distributive
Justice
Fairness of
outcome
Procedural
Justice
Fairness of
outcome process
Interactional
Justice
Being treated
with dignity and
respect
6-34
Overall perception
of what is fair in the
workplace.

Vrooms Expectancy Theory

The strength of a tendency to act in a certain way
depends on the strength of an expectation that the act
will be followed by a given outcome and on the
attractiveness of the outcome to the individual.
6-35
Expectancy of
performance
success
Instrumentality
of success in
getting reward
Valuation of the
reward in
employees eyes
Integrating Contemporary Motivation Theories
Based on Expectancy Theory
6-36
Global Implications
Motivation theories are often culture-bound.
Maslows Hierarchy of Needs Theory
Order of needs is not universal
nAch presupposes a willingness to accept risk and performance
concerns not universal traits
Adams Equity Theory
A desire for equity is not universal
Each according to his need socialist/former communists
Desire for interesting work seems to be universal.
There is some evidence that the intrinsic factors of
Herzbergs Two-Factor Theory may be universal
6-37
Summary and Managerial Implications
Need Theories (Maslow, Alderfer, McClelland,
Herzberg)
Well known, but not very good predictors of behavior
Goal-Setting Theory
While limited in scope, good predictor
Powerful predictor in many work areas
Equity Theory
Best known for research in organizational justice
Expectancy Theory
Good predictor of performance variables but shares many of
the assumptions as rational decision making
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