Work+Motivation

toc = Definition: = The conditions and processes responsible for the arousal, direction, magnitude, and maintenance of effort of workers on the job. Gen Psych Chapter 9, pp. 284

= Examples: = Incentives to reward a person for good deeds.

= Analogies: = Gold stars on a paper are to children who earned a good grade, as promotions with higher pay are to hard workers.

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=In the News:= http://humanresources.about.com/od/rewardrecognition/a/needs_work.htm Every person has different motivations for working.

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