Organizational Behaviour: Motivation Theory and Application Report

This report examines the concept of motivation within organizational behaviour. It delves into the theories of Maslow, McGregor, and Herzberg, highlighting how these frameworks can be applied to understand and enhance employee motivation. The report also briefly mentions the significance of David McClelland's theory of needs, including the need for achievement, affiliation, and power in driving individual and organizational success. The core focus remains on how these motivational theories contribute to the overall understanding of workplace dynamics and employee engagement. The assignment provides an overview of the theories and their practical implications for managers and organizations aiming to improve performance and job satisfaction.

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Motivation is one of the essential factors that ensure the successful working of employees
in any business organization. Motivation could be defined as the process that helps a person be
directed towards intensity, direction and persistence, in order to accomplish a goal that is set, by
him, or by the business organization. Intensity defines how hard a person tries, direction
highlights the right way that is to be taking to reach the goal and persistence refers to how long a
person tries (Deci and Ryan 2014). The Maslow’s theory of motivation identifies five needs that
have to be fulfilled, in order to ensure effective motivation. The five needs include the
physiological needs, the safety needs, the social needs, the needs of self-esteem and the self-
actualization needs (Maslow 2013). Ensuring the successful fulfilment of these needs will result
in motivation of the employees. McGregor’s theory X and Y is also an essential theory of
motivation. Herzberg’s two-factor theory highlights the hygiene factors and the motivation
factors that ensure satisfaction of the employees. Another important theory is the David
McClelland’s Theory of needs (Deci and Ryan 2014). This highlights the need for achievement,
the need for affiliation as well the need for power that ensures success and drives a person to
achieve the goals.

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References
Deci, E.L. and Ryan, R.M., 2014. The importance of universal psychological needs for
understanding motivation in the workplace. The Oxford handbook of work engagement,
motivation, and self-determination theory, pp.13-32.
Maslow, A.H., 2013. A theory of human motivation. Simon and Schuster.