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Motivation unit 3
1. UNIT 3 MOTIVATION
INTRODUCTION
Motivation is a process that starts with a physiological or psychological need that activates behaviour to
aim at a goal.
“Motivation is the act of stimulating someone or oneself to get desired course of action, to push right
button to get desired reactions.”
The following are the features of motivation:
Motivation is an act of managers
Motivation is a continuous process
Motivation can be positive or negative
Motivation is goal oriented
Motivation is complex in nature
Motivation is an art
Motivation is system-oriented
Motivation is different from job satisfaction
Motivation is a process of arousing and sustaining goal-directed behaviour induced by the expectation of
satisfying individual needs.
According Steers and Porter
“Motivation is the force that energizes behaviour, gives direction to behaviour and underlines the
tendency to persist.”
According to Webster’s, a motive is ‘something (a need or desire) that causes a person to act.’ Motivate
in turn, means ‘to provide with a motive.’ And motivation is defined as the act or process of motivating.’
Thus motivation is the act of providing a motive that causes a person to take some action.
Motivation is defined as individual’s intention or willingness to put maximum effort in his/her work to
reach organizational goals and enhance one’s ability to satisfy some individual needs.
The cyclic process of motivation starts from
(1) Unsatisfied Need: At the first step of motivation a person feels the need of something or there is a
feeling that he lacks something.
(2) Tension: The person concerned gets tensed at the very idea of his need not being satisfied.
(3) Drives: At this step the person concerned endeavors to fulfill his need. The fulfillment of need
depends on the direction and intensity of the drive.
(4) Search Behaviour: At this step, a person tries to discover different options to fulfill his need. He puts
the best option into operation.
(5) Need Satisfied: If the option really happens to be a correct one, satisfaction is obtained.
(6) Reduction of Tension: The person concerned gets relieved when his need is satisfied.
There are three major elements related to motivation: Effort, Goals and Needs.
Effort: It refers to an individual’s intensity in reaching the stated goal. The intensity varies from
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individual to individual and also depends upon the extent to which individual assigns importance to
various goals. If these efforts are channelled in proper direction consistent with organizational goals, the
organization will maximize its profit and reach a state of excellence in their field.
Need: It refers to some internal state that makes certain outcomes appear attractive. It is also a state of
deficiency and the organism tries to restore this deficiency to make it as equilibrium. An unsatisfied need
creates tension that stimulates drives within an individual. These drives direct the individual in different
directions or searching in different places to find a particular goal, If the goal is attained the organism
will satisfy the need and reduce the tension.
Goals: Human behaviour is always goal directed. Once the desired goal is satisfied, individuals will
always restate the goals or look for other goals to get satisfied. Goals will always be changing from one
level to another. In order to motivate an individual, managers must ensure to set a goal in such a way
which stimulates him or her to put more effort in their work. An effective way to set goals is to follow the
SMART approach, which states that goals should meet five characteristics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Timely or Time Limited
If the chosen goal has these characteristics, the employee will have a highest level of motivation.
OBJECTIVES OF EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION
The purpose of motivation is to create condition in which people are willing to work with zeal,
initiative. Interest, and enthusiasm, with a high personal and group moral satisfaction with a sense of
responsibility.
To increase loyalty against company.
For improve discipline and with pride and confidence in cohesive manner so that the goal of an
organization are achieved effectively.
Motivation techniques utilized to stimulate employee growth.
For the motivation you can buy man’s time. Physical presence at a given place.
Performance results from the interaction of physical, financial and human resource.
For achieving a desire rate of production.
IMPORTANCE OF MOTIVATION
Motivation is important in business because it impacts mental and physical human reactions. Highlymotivated individuals and staff have a willingness to get the job done efficiently and effectively, resulting
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in higher productivity, increased revenue, cost savings and satisfied employees and business owners.
Employees and staff with low motivation tend to work slower, without regard for productivity or
efficiency, and end up costing the business money. Low motivation can be caused by a lack of direction
or purpose, and can sometimes be reversed by the introduction of goals.
Importance of motivation lies in its following benefits:
1. To keep employees happy: Usual remuneration given in the form of salary or commission or any
other kind is not sufficient, as it is common to all employees. Man is not machine. He must be satisfied,
happy and cheerful. It is normally found that a man is able to do his best when there is encouragement,
upliftment in the form of money, recognition, promotions transfers, etc. if the employees are satisfied, it
gives more than what the company wants.
2. The nature of work: The nature of job performed by employees also warrants the need for
stimulation. Employees face a chain of incidents every day, both happy and unhappy. These frequent ups
and downs exhaust their stamina, and thus they are bored, demotivated and their level of performance
drops down. Stimulation or motivation needs to be given to keep up their level of performance and
ability.
3. Increase in work efficiency: When workers are motivated for satisfaction of their needs, they work to
satisfy the organizational needs also. This increases the efficiency of organizational activities.
4. Communication: Motivation promotes communication between managers and workers. Both try to
understand each other’s needs and satisfy them to the maximum possible extent.
5. Reduction in rate of labor absenteeism and turnover: Workers who are satisfied with their work
and work environment contribute positively towards organizational goals and objectives. The rate of
absenteeism and turn over thus gets reduced.
MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS
There are several factors that motivate a person to work. The motivational factors can be broadly
divided into two groups:
MONETARY FACTORS/ FINANCIAL MOTIVATION:
Monetary or financial incentives provide a reward to the workers for their efforts in terms of
monetary units. Money has been recognized as the chief source of satisfying the needs of the
people. Money is regarded as a basic incentive for individual and a great motivation. Economic
condition necessarily determines the importance of monetary incentives.
I.
The financial incentives generally used in organizations are listed below:
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Salaries or wages: Salaries or wages is one of the most important motivational factors.
Reasonable salaries must be paid on time. While fixing salaries the organization must consider
such as: Cost of living, Company ability to pay, Capability of company to pay etc.
Bonus: It refers to extra payment to employee over and above salary given as an incentive. The
employees must be given adequate rate of bonus.
Incentives/ Commission: The organization may also provide additional incentives such as
medical allowance, educational allowance, HRA, allowance, etc.
Special individual incentives: The Company may provide special individual incentives. Such
incentives are to be given to deserving employees for giving valuable suggestions.
Profit Sharing: Employees receive a share of the profits in addition to their basic salary.
Retirement Benefits: Several retirement benefits such as provident fund, pension provides
financial security to employees after their retirement.
2. NON FINANCIAL INCENTIVES/ NON MONETARY FACTORS:
Such incentives cannot be measured in terms of money. They are concerned with the satisfaction of
social and psychological needs of the employees.
The factors helpful in motivating the employees with non-financial rewards are as follows:
(1) Status: Status means the position or rank of a person in the organization; it can be high or low.
The rank of an employee is directly linked with his authority, responsibility and other facilities
(e.g., a separate cabin, costly furniture, car, peon, PA., etc.).
Everybody has a wish for a higher status. Therefore, the employees can be motivated by raising
their rank or position. The attainment of a higher status fulfils the psychological, social and esteemrelated needs.
(2) Organizational Climate: Organizational climate means the working system within the
organization. This includes individual freedom, receipt of awards, the importance of employees,
etc. Every person likes to work in a better organizational climate. The manager can motivate the
employees by providing a better organizational environment.
(3) Career Advancement Opportunity: Every employee of the organization wants to advance his
life. Promotion is an important example of advancement. Training and development facilities have
got to be provided for the promotion of the employees. Therefore, the managers can clear their way
to promotion by providing these facilities. When the avenues for promotion are available, the
employees certainly get motivated.
(4) Job Enrichment: Job enrichment means increasing the importance of work. Such a job should
have (i) authority, responsibility, and a wide scope for challenges, (ii) there should be a need of
higher knowledge and experience, (iii) the opportunities for personal development should be
available, and
(iv) there should be absolute freedom to take decisions.
The employees feel proud of getting such a job. Thus, job enrichment enhances people’s interest in
their work and they start getting motivated automatically.
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(5) Employee Recognition Programmes: Every employee wishes to be considered as an important
part of the organization. It means that he should have his own identity and he should appear to be
distinctive. Some of the examples are given below which help in the employee’s recognition:
I.
Congratulating the employee for good work performance;
II.
Displaying employee’s achievements on the information board and publishing them in the
news magazine of the organization;
III.
Awarding certificates of merit at the ceremonial functions of the organization for better
work performance;
IV.
Presenting mementos; and
V. Honoring for offering valuable suggestions.
(6) Job Security: Job security is an important non-monetary motivator. Security of job means a
feeling of permanence and stability. For example, if an employee has a sense of fear or insecurity in
his mind, that he can be removed from his job any time, he will never work wholeheartedly and this
worry continues troubling him.
On the other hand, if he has a feeling that his job is secure and permanent and he cannot be
removed from his job easily, he will work without any worry and with an easy mind. Consequently,
his efficiency increases. This is the reason why people prefer a permanent job with less salary to a
temporary job with more salary.
(7) Employees Participation: Employees get encouraged to notice their participation in managerial
works. Therefore, they offer their full cooperation in making successful the policies prepared with
their help.
(8)Working conditions: Provision for better working conditions such as air-conditioned rooms,
proper plant layout, proper sanitation, equipment, machines etc, motivates the employees.
(9)Cordial relations: Good and healthy relations must exist throughout the organization. This would
definitely motivate the employees.
(10)Good superiors: Subordinates want their superiors to be intelligent, experienced, matured, and
having a good personality. In fact, the superior needs to have superior knowledge and skills than that
of his subordinates. The very presence of superiors can motivate the subordinates.
Other factors:
There are several other factors of motivating the employees:
a. Providing training to the employees.
b. Proper job placements.
c. Proper promotions and transfers.
d. Proper performance feedback.
e. Proper welfare facilities.
f. Flexible working hours.
3.INTRINSIC MOTIVATION:
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Intrinsic motivation means that the individual's motivational stimuli are coming from within. The
individual has the desire to perform a specific task, because its results are in accordance with his
belief system or fulfills a desire and therefore importance is attached to it. Our deep-rooted desires
have the highest motivational power. Below are some examples:
Acceptance: We all need to feel that we, as well as our decisions, are accepted by our coworkers.
Curiosity: We all have the desire to be in the know.
Honor: We all need to respect the rules and to be ethical.
Independence: We all need to feel we are unique.
Order: We all need to be organized.
Power: We all have the desire to be able to have influence.
Social contact: We all need to have some social interactions.
Social Status: We all have the desire to feel important.
4.EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION:
Extrinsic motivation means that the individual's motivational stimuli are coming from outside. In
other words, our desires to perform a task are controlled by an outside source. Note that even
though the stimuli are coming from outside, the result of performing the task will still be rewarding
for the individual performing the task. Extrinsic motivation is external in nature. The most wellknown and the most debated motivation is money. Below are some other examples:
Employee of the month award
Benefit package
Bonuses
Organized activities
Retirement plans
5.POSITIVE MOTIVATION
It is giving reward when employee perform well. It refers to provision of incentives (monetary or
non monetary ) of incentives. It can be in form of praise, promotion, payment and credit. It is also
known as pull mechanism and leads to good team spirit cooperation and a feeling of happiness.
6.NEGATIVE MOTIVATION
It refers to administering punishment if employees do not perform well. It can be in form of fear of
suspension, demotion, wage withdrawal, termination. It is use to make a person act in a certain way
because they are afraid of the consequences if they don’t perform.
MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES
Maslow’s-Hierarchy of Needs Theory: This theory was proposed by Abraham Maslow and is
based on the assumption that people are motivated by a series of five universal needs. These needs
are ranked, according to the order in which they influence human behaviour, in hierarchical fashion
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Physiological needs : are deemed to be the lowest- level needs. These needs include the
needs such as food & water .So long as physiological needs are unsatisfied; they exist as a
driving or motivating force in a person's life. A hungry person has a felt need. This felt need
sets up both psychological and physical tensions that manifest themselves in overt behaviours
directed at reducing those tensions (getting something to eat). Once the hunger is sated, the
tension is reduced, and the need for food ceases to motivate. At this point (assuming that
other physiological requirements are also satisfied) the next higher order need becomes the
motivating need.
Safety needs -- the needs for shelter and security -- become the motivators of human
behaviour. Safety needs include a desire for security, stability, dependency, protection,
freedom from fear and anxiety, and a need for structure, order, and law. In the workplace this
needs translates into a need for at least a minimal degree of employment security; the
knowledge that we cannot be fired on a whim and that appropriate levels of effort and
productivity will ensure continued employment.
Social needs: include the need for belongingness and love. Generally, as gregarious
creatures, human have a need to belong. In the workplace, this need may be satisfied by an
ability to interact with one co-worker and perhaps to be able to work collaboratively with
these colleagues. After social needs have been satisfied, ego and esteem needs become the
motivating needs.
Self Esteem needs include the desire for self-respect, self-esteem, and the esteem of others.
When focused externally, these needs also include the desire for reputation, prestige, status,
fame, glory, dominance, recognition, attention, importance, and appreciation. Esteem or ego
needs-next above the lower-level needs of physiological, safety and social-do not become
motivators until the lower-level needs have been reasonably satisfied. Unlike. The lowerlevel needs, these are rarely completely satisfied. But once these needs become important to
an individual, he will continually seek satisfaction of them. The typical industrial
organizations, however, offers only limited opportunities for the satisfaction of these needs
at the lower levels of employment.
Self-Actualisation Needs: The emergence of self-actualisation needs comes only after all
other needs have been satisfied. Self-actualisation needs include the realisation of one's
potentialities, self-fulfilment, continued self-development, and being creative in the broadest
sense of that term. Even if all lower-level needs are satisfied, a person may experience
discontent and restlessness if he is not doing what he is best suited for. What a person has a
potential to be, he or she must seek.
The form that these needs take varies from person to person just as a human personality
varies. Self-actualisation needs can be satisfied through one or any combination of athletics,
politics, and academics, the family, religion, hobbies or business. A creative state is
involved in the sense that creativeness is realising one's own potential to the fullest degree,
whatever it buys, but also for that it means in judging one's self and others. Money has little
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importance for McDermid at the level of self-actualisation needs. It can merely remove the
obstacle to self-actualisation. Here money is used to satisfy other needs so that the
individual is free to devote his time and efforts to realising the potential.
Alderfer's Hierarchy of Motivational Needs:
Alderfe reworked Maslow's Need Hierarchy to align it more closely with empirical research.
Alderfer's theory is called the ERG theory
Existence,
Relatedness, and
Growth
Existence refers to our concern with basic material existence requirements; what Maslow called
physiological and safety needs.
Relatedness refers to the desire we have for maintaining interpersonal relationships; similar to
Maslow's social/love need, and the external component of his esteem need
Growth refers to an intrinsic desire for personal development; the intrinsic component of Maslow's
esteem need, and self-actualization
Alderfer's ERG theory differs from Maslow's Need Hierarchy insofar as ERG theory demonstrates
that more than one need may be operative at the same time. ERG theory does not assume a rigid
hierarchy where a lower need must be substantially satisfied before one can move on.
Alderfer also deals with frustration-regression that is, if a higher-order need is frustrated, an
individual then seeks to increase the satisfaction of a lower-order need.
According to Maslow an individual would stay at a certain need level until that need was satisfied.
ERG theory counters by noting that when a higher- order need level is frustrated the individual’s
desire to increase a lower- level need takes place. Inability to satisfy a need for social interaction, for
instance, might increase the desire for more money or better working conditions. So frustration can
lead to a regression to a lower need.
In summary, ERG theory argues, like Maslow, that satisfied lower- order needs lead to the desire to
satisfy higher-order needs; but multiple needs can be operating as motivators at the same time, and
frustration in attempting to satisfy a higher- level need an result in regression to a lower- level need
HERZBERG THEORY
Two-factor Theory: Herzberg's Two Factor Theory, also known as the
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Motivation-Hygiene Theory was derived from a study designed to test the concept that people have
two sets of needs:
1. Their needs as animals to avoid pain
2. Their needs as humans to grow psychologically
Research Results: it appeared from the research, that the things making people happy on the job and
those making them unhappy had two separate themes.
1) SATISFACTION (MOTIVATION): Five factors stood out as strong determiners of Job
satisfaction: achievement, recognition, work itself, responsibility, advancement
The last three factors were found to be most important for bringing about lasting changes of
attitude. It should be noted, that recognition refers to recognition for achievement as opposed to
recognition in the human relations sense.
2) DISSATISFACTION (HYGIENE): The determinants of job dissatisfaction were found to be:
company policy administrative policies, supervision, salary, interpersonal relations, working
conditions
From the results Herzberg concluded that the replies people gave when they felt good about their
jobs were significantly different from the replies given when they felt bad. Certain characteristics
tend to be consistently related to job satisfaction and others to job dissatisfaction. Intrinsic factors,
such as work itself, responsibility and achievement seem to be related to job satisfaction.
Respondents who felt good about their work tended to attribute these factors to themselves. On the
other dissatisfied respondents tended to cite extrinsic factors such as supervision, pay, company
policies and working condition. Herzberg proposed that his findings indicated the existence of a
dual continuum: the opposite of “satisfaction” is “No satisfaction” and the opposite of
“Dissatisfaction” is “No Dissatisfaction.
According to Herzberg, the factors leading to Job satisfaction are separate and distinct form those
that lead to job dissatisfaction. Therefore, managers who seek to eliminate factors that can create
job dissatisfaction may bring about peace but not necessarily motivation. They will be placating
their workforce rather than motivating them. As a result, conditions surrounding the job such as
quality of supervision, pay , company policies, physical working conditions relations with others
and job security were characterized by Herzberg as hygiene factors, when they’re adequate, people
will not be dissatisfied ; neither will they be satisfied. If we want to motivate people on their jobs,
Herzberg suggested emphasizing factors associated with the work itself or to outcomes directly
derived from it, such as promotional opportunities, opportunities for personal growth, recognition,
responsibility and achievement. These are the characteristics that people find intrinsically
rewarding.
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Expectancy Theory
In recent years, probably the most popular motivational theory has been the Expectancy Theory
(also known as the Valence-Instrumentality- Expectancy Theory). Although there are a number of
theories found with this general title, they all have their roots in Victor Vroom's 1964 work on
motivation.
ALTERNATIVES AND CHOICES:
Vroom's theory assumes that behaviour results from conscious choices among alternatives whose
purpose it is to maximize pleasure And minimize pain.The key elements to this theory are referred
to as
Expectancy (E), Instrumentality (I),and Valence (V) Critical to the understanding of the theory is
the understanding that each of these factors represents a belief.
Vroom's theory suggests that the individual will consider the outcomes associated with various
levels of performance (from an entire spectrum of performance possibilities), and elect to pursue the
level that generates the greatest reward for him or her.
Expectancy: "What's the probability that, if I work very hard, I'll be able to do a good job?"
Expectancy refers to the strength of a person's belief about whether or not a particular job
performance is attainable. Assuming all other things are equal, an employee will be motivated to try
a task, if he or she believes that it can be done. This expectancy of performance may be thought of
in terms of probabilities ranging from zero
(a case of "I can't do it!") to 1.0 ("I have no doubt whatsoever that I can do this job!")
A number of factors can contribute to an employee's expectancy perceptions:
the level of confidence in the skills required for the task
the amount of support that may be expected from superiors and subordinates
the quality of the materials and equipment
the availability of pertinent information
Previous success at the task has also been shown to strengthen expectancy beliefs
Instrumentality: "What's the probability that, if I do a good job, that there will be some kind of
outcome in it for me?" If an employee believes that a high level of performance will be instrumental
for the acquisition of outcomes which may be gratifying, then the employee will place a high value
on performing well. Vroom defines
Instrumentality as a probability belief
Instrumentality may range from a probability of 1.0 (meaning that the attainment of the second
outcome -- the reward -- is certain if the first outcome -- excellent job performance -- is attained)
through zero (meaning there is no likely relationship between the first outcome and the second). An
example of zero instrumentality would be exam grades that were distributed randomly (as opposed to
be awarded on the basis of excellent exam performance). Commission pay schemes are designed to
make employees perceive that performance is positively instrumental for the acquisition of money.
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For management to ensure high levels of performance, it must tie desired outcomes (positive
valence) to high performance, and ensure that the connection is communicated to employees.
The VIE theory holds that people have preferences among various outcomes. These preferences tend
to reflect a person's underlying need state.
Valence: "Is the outcome I get of any value to me?"
The term Valence refers to the emotional orientations people hold with respect to outcomes
(rewards). An outcome is positively valent if an employee would prefer having it to not having it.
An outcome that the employee would rather avoid (fatigue, stress, noise, layoffs) is negatively
valent. Outcomes towards which the employee appears indifferent are said to have zero valence.
Valences refer to the level of satisfaction people expect to get from the outcome as (opposed to the
actual satisfaction they get once they have attained the reward).
Vroom suggests that an employee's beliefs about Expectancy, Instrumentality, and Valence interact
psychologically to create a motivational force such that the employee acts in ways that bring pleasure
and avoid pain.
People elect to pursue levels of job performance that they believe will maximize their overall best
interests (their subjective expected utility).There will be no motivational forces acting on an
employee if any of these three
Conditions hold:
(1) The person does not believe that he/she can successfully perform the required task
(2) The person believes that successful task performance will not be associated with positively valent
outcomes
(3) The person believes that outcomes associated with successful task completion will be negatively
valent (have no value for that person)
MF= Expectancy x Instrumentality x Valance
McClelland’s Theory of Needs
According to David McClelland, regardless of culture or gender, people are driven by three motives:
Achievement, affiliation, and power.
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Since McClelland's first experiments, over 1,000 studies relevant to achievement motivation have
been conducted. These studies strongly support the theory.
Achievement: The need for achievement is characterized by the wish to take responsibility for
finding solutions to problems, master complex tasks, set goals, get feedback on level of success.
The need for affiliation is characterized by a desire to belong, an Affiliation: enjoyment of teamwork,
a concern about interpersonal relationships, and a need to reduce uncertainty.
Power: The need for power is characterized by a drive to control and influence others, a need to win
arguments, a need to persuade and prevail
According to McClelland, the presence of these motives or drives in an individual indicates a
predisposition to behave in certain ways. Therefore, from a manager's perspective, recognizing
which need is dominant in any particular individual affects the way in which that person can be
motivated.
Summary: People with achievement motives are motivated by standards of excellence, delineated
roles and responsibilities and concrete, timely feedback. Those with affiliation motives are motivated
when they can accomplish things with people they know and trust. And the power motive is activated
when people are allowed to have an impact, impress those in power, or beat competitors.
Theory of “X” and Theory of “Y”:
Douglas McGregor observed two diametrically opposing viewpoints of managers about their
employees, one is negative called “Theory of X” and one is positive called “Theory of Y”
a) Theory of X: Following are the assumptions of managers who believe in the “Theory of X” in
regard to their employees.
• Employees dislike work; if possible avoid the same
• Employees must be coerce, controlled or threatened to do the work
• Employees avoid responsibilities and seek formal direction
• Most employees consider security of job, most important of all other factors in the job and have
very little ambition
b) Theory of Y: Following are the assumptions of managers who believe in the “Theory of Y” in
regard to their employees.
• Employees love work as play or rest
• Employees are self-directed and self-controlled and committed to the organizational objectives
• Employees accept and seek responsibilities
• Innovative spirit is not confined to managers alone, some employees also possess it.
Theory of X assumes Maslow’s lower level needs dominate in employees. Whereas Theory of Y,
assumes Maslow’s higher level needs dominate in employees.
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Porter and Lawler's Model
Porter and Lawler developed their model to explore the question of managerial motivation. The
Porter and Lawler model of motivation is based on the assumption that rewards cause satisfaction
and that sometimes performance produces reward. Therefore, they hypothesize that the relationship
between satisfaction and performance is linked by another variable rewards. They see goodperformance leading to reward which lead to satisfaction.
Figure 5: Porter and Lawler's Theoretical Model
The model shows performance leading to rewards. Porter and Lawler distinguish between
two types of reward-intrinsic and extrinsic.
Intrinsic rewards are given to an individual by himself for good performance. They include
feelings of accomplishment and satisfaction of higher-level needs as defined by Maslow. In
the model, intrinsic rewards are connected to performance by a semiwavy line because
Porter and Lawler believe that intrinsic reward are directly related to good performance only
if the job structure is varied and challenging so an individual can reward himself if he feels
he has performed well.
Extrinsic rewards are given by the organization and satisfy mainly lower-level needs.
They include such things as pay, promotion, status, and job security. Porter and Lawler feel
that extrinsic rewards are weekly connection to performance; they indicate this on their
model by a wavy line. This means that at times extrinsic rewards are not related to
performance. It should be pointed out that to be considered a reward by an individual, he
must positively value it. Otherwise, it would not be considered a reward.
In the model, rewards are linked indirectly to satisfaction through perceived equitable rewards. This
variable refers to the amount of rewards an individual feels he should receive as a result of his
performance. This variable can also be expanded to include the amount of rewards an individual
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feels should be attached to a particular position within the organization. Therefore, Porter and
Lawler view satisfaction as deficiency measure.
Satisfaction is determined by the difference between actual rewards and perceived equitable
rewards.
If actual rewards exceed perceived rewards, then satisfaction results.
If the opposite occurs, dissatisfaction results.
The degree to which a person is either satisfied or dissatisfied depends on the size of the difference
between the actual and perceived equitable rewards.
By including internal motivation in the form of intrinsic rewards and external motivation as
extrinsic rewards, the Porter and Lawler model implies that both the individual worker and the
organization are responsible for motivation. But despite the organization's influence, the vast
majority of the responsibility for his motivation rests with the individual worker. Hence, his
motivation or satisfaction depends on his performance as it is affected by
the value he places on rewards;
the probability that effort will result in rewards;
his effort;
his abilities and traits; and his role perceptions.
Porter and Lawler do not claim that their model is the final word in motivation theory or that it
totally explains the relationships between job attitudes and performance. Their objective was to
identify some of the important variables and the relationships though to exist between them.
Equity Theory:
Adams proposes equity theory of motivation based on the proposition that every one tend to
compare the ratio of his/her input and out come with input-outcome ratio of other person. The
comparison process is highly inevitable. The reference person or comparison person will always be
in the same group, class, age, category etc. For example, a manager will always compare
himself/herself with other fellow manages. A worker will always compare with other worker in the
same organization. In the comparison process, if a person feels that his ratio of input-outcome is
more or less equal to that of his comparison person’s ratio of input-outcome, a state of equity exists.
Then he perceives the situation as just and fair. If a person perceives the ratio as unequal, he will
experience inequity that will lead to tension and stress.
Inequity exists under two conditions: 1. the person feels a negative inequity, when he has been
rewarded less for his efforts than another and 2. The person experiences a positive inequity, when
he finds himself rewarded more than another for a similar degree of effort.
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16. UNIT 3 MOTIVATION
Adams' Equity Theory is therefore a far more complex and sophisticated motivational model
than merely assessing effort (inputs) and reward (outputs).
Adams' use of the terms inputs and outputs, which more aptly cover all aspects of what a person
gives, sacrifices, tolerates, invests, etc., into their work situation, and all aspects of what a person
receives and benefits from in their work and wider career, as they see it.
Inputs
Inputs are typically: effort, loyalty, hard
work, commitment, skill, ability,
adaptability, flexibility, tolerance,
determination, heart and soul,
enthusiasm, trust in our boss and
superiors, support of colleagues and
subordinates, personal sacrifice, etc.
Equity
dependent on comparing own
ratio of input/output with ratios
of 'referent' others
People need to feel that there is a
fair balance between inputs and
outputs. Crucially fairness is
measured by comparing one's
own balance or ratio between
inputs and outputs, with the ratio
enjoyed or endured by relevant
others.
Outputs
Outputs are typically all
financial rewards - pay, salary,
expenses, perks, benefits,
pension arrangements, bonus
and commission - plus
intangibles - recognition,
reputation, praise and thanks,
interest, responsibility,
stimulus, travel, training,
development, sense of
achievement and advancement,
promotion, etc.
If we feel are that inputs are fairly rewarded by outputs (the fairness benchmark being subjectively
perceived from market norms and other comparable references) then generally we are happier in our
work and more motivated to continue inputting at the same level. If we feel that our ratio of inputs
to outputs is less beneficial than the ratio enjoyed by referent others, then we become demotivated
in relation to our job and employer.
Ms SONAM KAPIL Asst. Professor (MIT, MIET GROUP)
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