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    the groundwork for what he calls “Motivation 3.0.” Pink opens his book with the acknowledgement of the past drives of human behavior. Originally, humans’ main drive was biological. Hunger, thirst, and sex are the main three components of this drive. The next drive recognized is the drive most commonly used by businesses today, Motivation 2.0. As humans evolved, the biological drive of Motivation 1.0 needed to evolve to allow more peaceful coexistence between humans. We developed a second drive – “to

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    individual to feel satisfied. Maslow’s categorizes them in a hierarchical order where there are low tier needs that are basic and have to be fulfilled in order to satisfy the upper tier needs that are more important. This aspect explains the motivation theory as one is determined to satisfy the low tier needs and motivated to satisfy the upper and luxurious needs. These five needs are as follow (Jerome, 2013): • Physiological needs: these are the basic for needs amenities of life such as air

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    Introduction Motivation is a reason or set or reasons for engaging in a particular behavior, especially human behavior as studied in psychology and neuropsychology. The reasons may include basic needs (e.g., food, water, shelter) or an object, goal, state of being, or ideal that is desirable, which may or may not be viewed as "positive," such as seeking a state of being in which pain is absent. The motivation for a behavior may also be attributed to less-apparent reasons such as altruism or morality

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    Discuss some of the different perspectives on motivation, and explain which perspective you find most compelling, and why. Using the perspective you found most compelling, describe how managers might utilize that perspective to motivate workers where you work or an organization with which you are familiar. Motivation has been studied and analyzed and thus many theories address its role in the organizational structure. The main perspective on motivation or the willingness to perform are lumped in two

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    Motivation and Learning Dillan Watts Chapman University Motivation and Learning In 1874, Charles Darwin first stated human beings principal motives were based upon survival and reproduction. Emotions are often interrelated fluctuating human behavior, confirming motives are more than just biological responses (Yake and Patry, 2014). A broad way to classify motives is in two categories: deficiency and learned motives. Some psychologists distinguish this through motivated reasoning and rationality.

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    FRAMEWORK. 2.1. LITERATURE REVIEW: With the gradual evolution of industrialization in the developing countries particularly Nigeria, the concept of achievement motivation has become prominence among other factors, which industrialization is predicated upon. Over the years scholars have made elaborate contributions on achievement motivation. Weber’s most distinctive and most famous contributions in his classical work, “The protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism”. Weber indeed emphasized the

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    We all need the motivation to get our work day started each day. According (Elbert& Griffin, 2015, p256) motivation is the set of forces that causes people to behave in certain way. However, people can be motivated in many ways and it can be in a positive or negative technique that influences on someone. In the business society we have to recognize the changes in a conduct and the motive why. There are four primary theories of motivation to encourage employees to come to work such as classical theory

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    challenge amongst many managers of this complex and diverse group. This research paper will focus on the position of a ‘permanent’, as opposed to contracted, knowledge worker in a technical company and explain why intrinsic motivation is more effective than extrinsic motivation for knowledge workers within a technical organization. A knowledge worker is a person that has a job that requires them to utilize information gathered and learned over time to complete a task. Knowledge work typically takes

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    Questions: Name: Lecturer’s Name: Course code: Date: Question two: Compare and contrast three contemporary theories of employee motivation and explain key constructs for each theory. Introduction Contemporary theories of employee motivation are theories which have their base of the past theories but have been modified to fit the modern standards. There are many scholars who have tried to research and explain about the different theories which can be applied in order to motivate employees

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    Self Determination Psychology Dillan Watts Chapman University Self-Determination Psychology In 1874, Charles Darwin first stated human beings principal motives were based upon survival and reproduction. Emotions are often interrelated fluctuating human behavior, confirming motives are more than just biological responses (Yake and Patry, 2014). A broad way to classify motives is in two categories: deficiency and learned motives. Some psychologists distinguish this through motivated reasoning and rationality

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