{"id":265829,"date":"2024-08-30T12:36:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/?p=265829"},"modified":"2024-08-30T12:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:36:34","slug":"employee-motivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imarticus.org\/blog\/employee-motivation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Employee Motivation: Understanding the Psychology Behind What Drives Your Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
Getting into the depth and psychology of motivation, as an employee, is essential in today\u2019s working environment. Motivation is the driving force that inspires individuals to put extra effort toward their goals and complete the objectives of the organisation they are associated with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Employee motivation is impacted by a variety of internal and environmental factors, unique to each individual. Let us delve deep and discuss the fundamentals, how to motivate employees and the scientific theories that support them.<\/span><\/p>\n Motivation is widely divided into two categories \u2014 intrinsic and extrinsic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Intrinsic motivation stems from internal objectives such as personal development or a sense of accomplishment, on the other hand, extrinsic motivation is impacted by external stimuli such as rewards or recognition. The challenge for employees as well as for organisations is to find the appropriate balance between intrinsic and extrinsic motivating factors.<\/span><\/p>\n Here are the factors, that influence the employee motivation criteria:<\/span><\/p>\n Herzberg\u2019s Two-factor Theory<\/b><\/p>\n In the year 1959, psychologist Frederick Herzberg proposed a theory that distinguishes\u00a0between two types of factors that impact employee motivation:<\/span><\/p>\n This theory was proposed and established by a psychologist named Abraham Maslow, in 1943. It suggests that there is a hierarchy of needs for individuals, which must be satisfied in a specific order. The hierarchy consists of the following five levels:<\/span><\/p>\n According to Maslow, individuals are motivated to fulfil these needs in a sequential order, with higher-level needs becoming significant only after lower-level needs are satisfied.<\/span><\/p>\n Hawthorne Effect<\/b><\/p>\n The Hawthorne effect, named after a series of social experiments, as a part of an employee motivation project, on the impact of physical conditions on productivity at Western Electric's factory in Hawthorne, Chicago, in the 1920s and 1930s, was first described by Henry Landsberger in 1958 after he noticed that some people worked harder and performed better when researchers were watching them.<\/span><\/p>\n Today, the Hawthorne effect is best understood as a rationale to make organisations understand the need to offer employees precise and meaningful feedback and praise. It is opposed by the presence of results-driven working settings that provide complete independence and prioritise performance and deliverables over the management of employees.<\/span><\/p>\n Expectancy Theory<\/b><\/p>\n As per the expectancy theory developed by psychologist Victor Vroom in the 1960s, employee motivation depends on 3 factors \u2014 expectancy, instrumentality and valence. According to this theory, individuals are driven to work hard when they feel their efforts will result in positive consequences or rewards.<\/span><\/p>\n Self-Determination Theory (SDT)<\/b><\/p>\n Psychologists Edward Deci and Richard Ryan contributed to the establishment of this theory in the 1980s. It puts emphasis on the fact that individuals have three innate psychological needs:<\/span><\/p>\n As a result, work environments that address these requirements promote intrinsic motivation in employees, which leads to enhanced engagement, contentment and well-being. You may do this by promoting autonomy, skill development and meaningful connections.<\/span><\/p>\n Apart from that, there are some other theories as well, such as the Three-dimensional Theory of Attribution, Theory X and Theory Y, and Theory Z, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n Several positive psychology methods may be utilised in the workplace to promote crucial outcomes such as job stress reduction and increased motivation, engagement, and performance. Several empirical investigations have been undertaken in recent years to confirm the effectiveness of these interventions.<\/span><\/p>\n To achieve this goal, the Executive Certificate Programme for Strategic Chief Executive Officers, offered by IIM Raipur in association with Imarticus, is an excellent method to take your leadership capabilities to another level. This 12-month <\/span>CEO course<\/span><\/a> is specifically designed to educate you how you can think\u00a0strategically, instil integrity and purpose, establish a high-performing team, effectively manage change, and execute with a growth mentality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Getting into the depth and psychology of motivation, as an employee, is essential in today\u2019s working environment. Motivation is the...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":265830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4687],"tags":[],"pages":[],"coe":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-265829","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-management-pillar-pages"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Fundamentals of Employee Motivation<\/span><\/h2>\n
How to Motivate Employees?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Various Scientific Theories Behind Employee Motivation<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/span>Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs<\/b><\/p>\n\n
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Final Words<\/span><\/h4>\n