motivation theories

1. PRESENTED BY
NAGESH K
M.COM
2ND SEMISTER
MASANA GANGOTHRI
MYSORE

3. Introduction :
It is derived from Latin word ‘mover’ which
means ‘to move’ or ‘to energy’.
Motivation means in different languages
 In Sanskrit motivation means ‘prayakti/hetu’
(प्रयुक्ति)
 In Telugu and Hindi : ‘prerana’( ప్రేరణ)-(प्रेरणा)
 In Tamil : “Uḷnōkkam” (உள்ந ோக்கம்)

4. Meaning :is a kind of internal energy which
drives a person to do something in order to
achieve something .
Definition : ACCORDING to William G Scout --
“It is a process of stimulating people to action
to accomplished desired goals”

5.  Help in satisfying needs of the employee
 Changes the negative attitude to positive .
 Reduce the labor turnover.
 Reduce the absenteeism.
 Helps in introducing changes.
 Improve level of efficiency of employee.
 Creating friendly and supportive relationship.

7.  Positive Motivation : Positive motivation is the
type of motivation a person feels when he
expects a certain reward.
 Negative Motivation : It is generally resorted
to when positive incentive does not works
and a psychological set back has to be given
to employees.

9. Traditional
Theories
Modern Theories
Maslow’s Hierachy needs
Fear and punishment
theory
Reward Theory
Carrot and stick
theory
Herzberg hygiene theory
MC.Gregors Theory X
and Y
‘Z’ Theory
Vroom’s Expectancy
Theory
Three need Theory

10.  Mangers developed a
strategy of forcing
people to work by
threatening to punish or
dismiss them or cut their
rewards if they did not
work well.
 This philosophy is
characterized by thinking
of aggressiveness and
authorities mangers.
 Their was a tight control
and rigid supervision
over workers.

11.  This theory tried to
establish a direct
relationship between
efforts and rewards
 Bases of piece rate system
of wages.
 Based on the standard
manger should decide on
degree of rewards and
penalties .

12.  This theory suggest a
combination of both rewards
and penalties for motivation
 This is based on the strategy
of putting carrot in the front
of the donkey and hitting it
with the stick from behind so
it has to run .
 Corrot refers to the incentives
 Stick refers to the penalties .

13.  Abraham Maslow is well
renowned for proposing
the Hierarchy of needs
theory in 1943 .
 He considered an
individual’s motivation
behaviour as a
predetermind order of
needs.

15.  In 1960 doruglas mc
.Gregor formulated
Theroy x and Theroy
Y suggesting two
aspect of human
behaviour at work

16.  Theory X : The assumption that
employees dislike work are lazy ,dislike
responsibility and must be corrced to
perform
 Theory Y : The assumption that
employees like work are creative ,seek
responsibility and can exercise self
direction.

17.  In 1959 Frederick
Herzberg ,a behavioural
scientist proposed
a Two fatcor Theory or
the motivator
hygiene theory.