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: These psychological processes result in four outcomes. First, motivation serves to direct attention, focusing on particular issues, people, tasks, etc. It also serves to stimulate an employee to put forth effort. Next, motivation results in persistence, preventing one from deviating from the goal-seeking behavior. Finally, motivation results in task strategies, which as defined by Mitchell & Daniels, are "patterns of behavior produced to reach a particular goal. 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.