Motivating Employees

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The paper discusses common motivating factors that can include money, rewards, goals and reaching those goals, matching people to jobs they will enjoy and linking rewards to an individual's performance. The paper examines well known theories including the X and Y theories, the goal setting theory and the acquired needs theory. The paper reveals that being aware that each person is motivated by something unique is the key to getting the best results from that individual.

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"Motivation theories are as varied as they are plentiful. Some experts believe that there are as many motivating factors as there are people in the world, but there are certain common factors that help to motivate the vast majority of individuals in society. Common motivating factors can include money, rewards (financial and otherwise), goals and reaching those goals, matching people to jobs they will enjoy and linking rewards to an individual's performance."
"Using these factors to motivate individuals in order to accomplish those chores or objectives that need to be completed takes a manager that understands how to apply the factors on an individual basis. The manager must also know what it is that motivates the person being motivated."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Acquired Needs Theory (2007) Changing Minds.Org, http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/acquired_needs.htm, accessed March 11, 2007
• McGregor, D., (1960) The Human Side of Enterprise, http://choo.fis.utoronto.ca/FIS/Courses/LIS1230/LIS1230sharma/motive2.htm, accessed March 11, 2007

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