Organizational Behavior: Motivation Theories and Perspectives in Australian Organizations

Running head: Organizational behavior
Organizational behavior

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Discussion........................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3
Reference.........................................................................................................................................3

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Introduction
The study of organizational behavior refers to areas of research that are mainly dedicated to
enhancing the performance of the employees, their job satisfaction, innovations, leadership
qualities of the leaders and introducing various motivations. Additionally, organizational
behavior helps to assess the human behaviors that can be seen in-between the organizational
management and the structure of organizational human behavior. Moreover, organizational
behavior helps to modify the structures of compensation and to change the methods of
performance evaluation. The following study will discuss different theories related to
organizational motivation. Moreover, the study will discuss various perspectives of these
identified theories in Australian organizations.

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Discussion
Organizational motivation can be recognized as one of the major factors that can effectively
inspire an employee or a group of employees to enhance their performance level in order to
achieve their goal. It is observed that controlling a business organization with several
unmotivated employees can effectively reduce the quality of work. Moreover, in order to
understand the organizational motivation theories and their perspectives on Australian business
organizations, the following theories are explained:
Organizational motivational theories and perspectives
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
The theory of Maslow’s hierarchy contains five certain levels of needs that effectively create an impact
on the motivation styles of an organization. According to Maslow, in order to motivate the employees,
Australian organizations need to identify the requirements of the staff to ensure that all of the employees
are satisfied with the company. However, the theory also explains that there is a need for food, shelter and
sleep among the employees. In addition to that safety is the second priority and belongings can be
referred to as the third most important need.
Figure 1: Maslow’s hierarchy pyramid of needs