How Do the Contemporary Theories Explain Motivation?
12-3 Compare and contrast contemporary theories of motivation.
At Electronic Arts (EA), one of the world’s largest video game designers, employees put in grueling hours developing games. However, EA takes care of its game developers by providing them with workday intramural sports leagues, pinball arcades, group fitness classes, and an open invite to pets at work.17 With a little over 8,800 workers in more than 20 countries, EA’s managers need to understand employee motivation.
The theories we look at in this section—goal-setting, job design, equity, and expectancy—represent current explanations of employee motivation. Although maybe not as well known as those we just discussed, these are ...
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