Managing People and Systems: Theories of Motivation and Application in Modern Organizations

MANAGING
PEOPLE AND
SYSTEMS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Different theories of motivation..................................................................................................3
Detailed discussion about motivational theory...........................................................................4
Modern workplace .....................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERNCES:..................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals:....................................................................................................................8
Online..........................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
The business environment is dynamic and continuously changing. So, it becomes
important manage all the persons that are working in the organisation. There are various ways of
managing people and system (Schunk and DiBenedetto, 2020). This essay is based on
motivation. There is discussion related to “Theories of motivation and how they can be applied
in modern organisation.”
MAIN BODY
Motivation: It is the desire, needs, and wants within individuals. Motivation is a process
that stimulates a person to work and achieve the goals and objectives. Most importantly it is
willingness of a person that helps employees to perform their best (Kanfer, Frese and Johnson,
2017). It is important to motivate the employees in an organisation so that they are able to
perform the tasks effectively. There are various factors that helps to motivate the employees. For
example, due to Covid-19 the employees felt demotivated. It is important to motivate the
employees and make them feel comfortable. In this regard Tesco enhanced the communication
with employees. This helped to keep the employees motivated and achieve goals and objectives
effectively.
Different theories of motivation
There are different theories of motivation that help to motivate employees. The various
theories are discussed below:
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
The theory is formulated by Abraham Maslow. As per the theory the needs of individuals
are in hierarchy (Motivation Theories, 2021). It is believed that after satisfaction of one need the
next need arises. It is human tendency that they want more when there basic need is satisfied.
The needs under this theory are as follows:
 Physiological
 Safety
 Social
 Self-esteem
 Self-actualization
Hertzberg’s two factor theory