Title: Work motivation - Wikipedia
Headings: Work motivation
Work motivation
Contents
Theories
Need-based theories
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Need for achievement
Cognitive process theories
Equity theory
Expectancy theory
F = E (Σ I × V)
Goal-setting theory
Social cognitive theory
Behavioral approach to motivation
Job-based theories
Motivation–hygiene theory
Job characteristics theory
Self-regulation theory
Work engagement
Applications of motivation
Organizational reward systems
Motivation through design of work
Humanistic Approach
Job Characteristics Approach
Interdisciplinary Approach
Other factors affecting motivation
Creativity
Groups and teams
Culture
Strength
Strategic Appropriateness
Adaptability
Competing Values Framework
Personality Approach
See also
References

Content: Contents
1 Theories
1.1 Need-based theories
1.1.1 Maslow's hierarchy of needs
1.1.2 Need for achievement
1.2 Cognitive process theories
1.2.1 Equity theory
1.2.2 Expectancy theory
1.2.3 Goal-setting theory
1.2.4 Social cognitive theory
1.3 Behavioral approach to motivation
1.4 Job-based theories
1.4.1 Motivation–hygiene theory
1.4.2 Job characteristics theory
1.5 Self-regulation theory
1.6 Work engagement
2 Applications of motivation
2.1 Organizational reward systems
2.2 Motivation through design of work
3 Other factors affecting motivation
3.1 Creativity
3.2 Groups and teams
3.3 Culture
4 See also
5 References
Theories
A number of various theories attempt to describe employee motivation within the discipline of industrial and organizational psychology. At the macro level, work motivation can be categorized into two types, endogenous process (individual, cognitive) theories and exogenous cause (environmental) theories. Many theories fit simply into one type, but hybrid types such as self-determination theory attempt to account for both. It can be helpful to further divide theories into the four broad categories of need-based, cognitive process, behavioral, and job-based. Need-based theories
Need-based theories of motivation focus on an employee's drive to satisfy a variety of needs through their work. These needs range from basic physiological needs for survival to higher psychoemotional needs like belonging and self-actualization. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Further information: Maslow's hierarchy of needs
An interpretation of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, represented as a pyramid with the more basic needs at the bottom. Abraham Maslow 's Hierarchy of Needs (1943) was applied to offer an explanation of how the work environment motivates employees. In accordance with Maslow's theory, which was not specifically developed to explain behavior in the workplace, employees strive to satisfy their needs in a hierarchical order.