Title: Theories of Motivation | Motivation Training from EPM
Headings: Theories of Motivation
Theories of Motivation
Theories of Motivation
Content Theories vs. Process Theories
1. Content Theories
2. Process Theories
1. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
2. Herzberg’s Two Factor Theory
3. McClelland’s Three Needs Theory
4. McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y
a. Theory X
b. Theory Y
5. Alderfer’s ERG Theory
6. Adam’s Equity Theory
7. Vroom’s Expectancy Theory
8. Taylor’s Motivation Theory – Scientific Management
9. Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory of Motivation
10. Skinner’s Reinforcement Theory of Motivation
11. Mayo’s Motivation Theory
12. Locke’s Goal Setting Theory
Theories of Motivation: Summary
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Content: The higher the result, the higher the motivation. 8. Taylor’s Motivation Theory – Scientific Management
Taylor’s Scientific Management was one of the first motivation theories. Taylor’s theory can be broken down into two parts. A Theory about how employees behave. Principles to maximize efficiency based on this theory. Taylor believed employees were only motivated by one thing, money. Because workers are only motivated by money, then they don’t inherently enjoy work. Because of this, employers should monitor workers closely to ensure they are not slacking. Based on his philosophy that employees