Chapter

9.6. Contemporary Views on Motivation*

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Concepts

1. How does expectancy theory explain employee motivation?

   "The early management scholars laid a foundation that enabled managers to better understand their workers and how best to motivate them. Since then, new theories have given us an even better understan

2. How does equity theory influence employee satisfaction and motivation?

   "Another contemporary explanation of motivation, equity theory is based on individuals’ perceptions about how fairly they are treated compared with their coworkers. Equity means justice or fairness, a

3. How does goal-setting theory improve employee performance?

   "Goal-setting theory is based on the premise that an individual’s intention to work toward a goal is a primary source of motivation. Once set, the goal clarifies for the employee what needs to be acco

4. How does reinforcement theory shape workplace behavior?

   "Reinforcement theory says that behavior is a function of its consequences. In other words, people do things because they know other things will follow. So, depending on what type of consequences foll

5. How does culture influence employee motivation?

   "Most motivation theories in use today were developed in the United States by Americans and about Americans. Of those that were not, many have been strongly influenced by American theories. But severa