Title: Motivation and Motivation Theory - levels, system, model, hierarchy, workplace, business, system, Historical development, Major content theories
Headings: MOTIVATION AND MOTIVATION THEORY
MOTIVATION AND MOTIVATION THEORY
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
MAJOR CONTENT THEORIES
MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS.
ALDERFER'S ERG THEORY.
MOTIVATOR-HYGIENE THEORY.
MCCLELLAND'S LEARNED NEEDS THEORY.
MAJOR PROCESS THEORIES
EXPECTANCY THEORY.
EQUITY THEORY.
GOAL-SETTING THEORY.
REINFORCEMENT THEORY.
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Content: To motivate workers, according to the  theory, managers must focus on changing the intrinsic nature and content  of jobs themselves by "enriching" them to increase  employees' autonomy and their opportunities to take on additional  responsibility, gain recognition, and develop their skills and careers. MCCLELLAND'S LEARNED NEEDS THEORY. McClelland's theory suggests that individuals learn needs from  their culture. Three of the primary needs in this theory are the need for  affiliation (n Aff), the need for power (n Pow), and the need for  achievement (n Ach). The need for affiliation is a desire to establish  social relationships with others. The need for power reflects a desire to  control one's environment and influence others. The need for  achievement is a desire to take responsibility, set challenging goals, and obtain performance  feedback. The main point of the learned needs theory is that when one of  these needs is strong in a person, it has the potential to motivate  behavior that leads to its satisfaction. Thus, managers should attempt to  develop an understanding of whether and to what degree their employees  have one or more of these needs, and the extent to which their jobs can be  structured to satisfy them. MAJOR PROCESS THEORIES
Process (or cognitive) theories of motivation focus on conscious human  decision processes as an explanation of motivation.