Title: Organizational Behavior and Theories of Motivation | Bizfluent
Headings: Organizational Behavior and Theories of Motivation
Organizational Behavior and Theories of Motivation
What Is Motivation?
Three Basic Types of Motivation
Organizational Types of Motivation
Theories of Motivation in Management
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Hertzberg’s Two-Factor Theory
Equity/Process Theory
The Expectancy Theory
The Process of Leadership

Content: Each type of motivation can be used to influence employees, even the seemingly negative fear motivation. Occasionally, when no other methods are getting through, fear motivation can be used to make a critical point about an employee’s performance. Most employees may embody two or three different types of motivation, but it’s most likely that one certain type is dominant and can be identified. Theories of Motivation in Management
Coming out of these various definitions are theories of motivation in organizational behavior and management that attempt to explain and thus advise on what drives motivation for employees. Experts acknowledge anywhere from three to five separate theories of motivation. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs breaks human needs down to a five-level hierarchy, with the main point being that basic needs must be met before higher needs like self-actualization come into play. In the workplace, this means understanding the needs level of each employee and encouraging a workplace that may help meet the other levels of needs (for example, offering flexible hours and work-from-home days). It also means that each employee should have some idea of what self-actualization, the highest tier, means for his own career and his own role. Hertzberg’s Two-Factor Theory
Hertzberg’s two-factor theory, also called the motivation-hygiene theory, separates employee needs into two categories for consideration. Motivational needs are factors that lead directly to employee satisfaction, such as recognition, career progression and finding pleasure in one’s work.