14 Motivation

Target Skill

Motivation Skill: the ability to create organizational situations in which individuals performing organizational activities are simultaneously satisfying personal needs and helping the organization attain its goals

Objectives

To help build my motivation skill, when studying this chapter, I will attempt to acquire:

  1. A useful definition of motivation

  2. Insights about the process theories of motivation

  3. Practical ideas related to the content theories of motivation

  4. An understanding of the importance of motivating organization members

  5. Insights about specific strategies for motivating organization members

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