IMPORTANCE OF MOTIVATION IN THE WORKPLACE

Importance of Motivation in the Workplace

Importance of Motivation in the Workplace

Part A: ESSAY

Motivation in the Workplace

The English word motivation has its etymological roots in the Latin word mover, which means “to move.” Although no consensual definition of motivation exists in scientific psychology, the definitions provided by most theorists rest firmly on the notion of movement. The definition offered herein is no exception: Motivation is defined as the energization and direction of behavior. Motivation is important in educational psychology because it explains and predicts the behavior of students, teachers, and administrators in school settings. Motivation is important in educational psychology because it explains and predicts the behavior of students, teachers and administrators in schools. In this entry, the concept of motivation, in general, supervision, followed by an overview of motivation in the field of educational psychology and a final section on integration models of motivation in educational psychology. (Nicholls, 1989, 237) The Motivation At Work

Motivation is a hypothetical construct, which means that it is an abstraction, not an open organization that can be seen through the eyes. Although not observable in itself, the motivation has direct links with observable behavior. That is, the motivation can not be observed, but its effects can be observed. In particular, the motivation is inferred from observing the movement of people. This movement often appears to be systematic rather than random, and the driving force and guide the systematic movement is presumed to be the motivation. For example, if you see a father walking toward her daughter with a big smile on his face and open arms, we can infer that the parent is motivated to embrace his daughter. Therefore, motivation is conceptualized as a causal agent, but also explains the behavior, not merely describe the behavior. (McClelland, 1987, 73)

The motivation is mainly focused on two central questions-the why and the how of behavior. These questions map on the revival and address issues of motivation, respectively. "Why" is the underlying reason (s) that a person is driven or impelled to participate in a certain type of behavior. This "why" question focuses on what the pioneering psychologist William James called "mechanisms of action," the fundamental impetus for the conduct that the individual is oriented toward a certain kind of movement. This description of revival does not mean that the person is passive until instigated the action, on the contrary, people are considered permanently active, functional initiative represents a change from one form to another target. (Cover, 1999, 63)

"How" is the principal or energizing pipeline accurately. This question "how to" focuses on specific objectives that focus on people who direct their behavior. Both the revival and address why and how, should be considered to fully explain the behavior motivated. Consequently, one can argue that the accounts of motivation of behavior must be hierarchical, in which to articulate the different levels of motivation to work together to produce behavior. (Covington, 1992, 127) PART B: CASE STUDY Question 1: Explain how ...