Discuss and reflect on how different theories of motivation help explain your intention to maximise the experience of being a student in a University. Abstract Motivation is a psychological attribute that stimulates the brain to act in a certain way in order to achieve a desired outcome or goal. It is considered the driving force of all decisions that individuals make throughout their life. This […]

1. Introduction A Multinational Corporation (MNC) can be described as an organisation carrying out its business operations in more than one country (Porter, 1990). MNCs can also be defined as “a firm which owns or controls income-generating assets in more than one country” (Frieden and Lake, 2000, p. 167). This means that a multinational corporation can have major assets in one or more foreign subsidiaries […]

Many troops during the years of World War I met their demise in what is arguable the most terrifying and inhumane of all military tactics – biological warfare. Soldiers inhaled a deadly acidic gas that burned them from the inside out, suffocating them in an excruciating and unimaginable pain. Kurth Audrey, a professor of strategy at the U. S. National War College in Washington, stated: […]

Abstract This paper will explore and discuss the motivational factors that managers must be proficient with in order to accomplish the organization’s goals and objectives. This exploration and discussion will include aspects of different theories to understand how motivation affects the accomplishment of the organization’s goals and objectives. This exploration will be emphasized and interconnected with motivational theories to increase the success of today’s organizations […]

To be able to clearly understand what motivational theories are all about it is very important to first define what motivation is and its importance in any organization. Motivation can be defined “as a decision-making process, which the individual chooses the desired outcomes and sets in motion the behavior appropriate to them” (Buchanan, Allen 45). Thus motivation could be described as the degree of behavior […]

MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGY Motivation is the process of indoctrinating sales people with the unity of purpose to maintain aharmonious relationship among each other in the sales organization. Motivation is the amount of effort that the sales person desires to expend on each of the activities or the tasks associated withthe sales job. The selection of the motivational tool is the most crucial step in the design […]

This paper presents the findings with regards to the motivation levels of Officers in the Defense Sector under several parameters. The Indian Army serves as the ultimate instrument for maintaining the unity and the integrity of the nation in the face of external threats and internal unrest and disturbances. Teamwork breeds comradeship which, in turn, leads to pride in belonging to a team and fosters […]

Some are motivated by the fact of music and by music alone. Some are motivated by Just being able to work on an instrument. A lot of the motivation I think actually comes from the product itself in a lot of ways. When employees see the actual finished product, I think that ends up being the motivator in a lot of ways. 2. What kinds […]

Motivation is a term used in psychology to mean the cause of behavior that is persistently directed toward a goal. A simple reflex action, such as jerking one’s hand away from a hot stove, is not said to be motivated in the psychological sense. Motivation is usually made up of a combination of motives, which may also be called drives, incentives, or interests. Drives usually […]

Bruce and Pepitone (1998) provide that motivation is the inner drive that compels a person to behave in a particular pattern. People have different needs which they require to satisfy through different means. There are various factors which motivate an individual at the workplace. These factors can be categorized into monetary and non-monetary motivational elements. Motivation determines the performance of activities within the organization. The […]