December 2014
Beginner
480 pages
118h 48m
English
Four important theories describe how motivation occurs:
Needs-goal theory
Vroom expectancy theory
Equity theory
Porter–Lawler theory
These theories build on one another to furnish a description of the motivation process that begins at a relatively simple and easily understood level and culminates at a somewhat more intricate and realistic level.
The needs-goal theory of motivation, diagrammed in Figure 14.1, is the most fundamental of the motivation theories discussed in this chapter. As the figure indicates, motivation begins ...