Motivation is a term used in psychology to mean the cause of behavior that is persistently directed toward a goal. A simple reflex action, such as jerking one’s hand away from a hot stove, is not said to be motivated in the psychological sense. Motivation is usually made up of a combination of motives, which may also be called drives, incentives, or interests. Drives usually […]

The aim of this study is to explore how both intrinsic (i.e. perceived enjoyment) and extrinsic (i.e. perceived usefulness) motivations can be use by team leaders to empower and motivate their teams to reach their fullest potential. Numerous theories were scrutinised in order to analyse the two theoretical concepts and their applicability to organisations. The outcome of the research suggested that there is no cohesive […]

Managing Motivation at Technocraft Lea Darrigade Ines Gyselinck Mary Sagala Benjamin Seban Intercultural Management BS 1 Christophoros Lambridis I. Introduction This report talks about the working motivational problem shown by the workers in a small factory named Technocraft, located in the South East of England. It had slowed down the company’s function in producing high-quality sound recording equipment. The problem has risen to high labor […]

Introduction A Multinational Corporation (MNC in short) can normally be described as an organisation carrying out its business operations in more than one country (Porter, 1990). MNC alias transnational enterprise can be defined as “a firm which owns or controls income-generating assets in more than one country” (Frieden and Lake, 2000, p. 167). This means that a multinational corporation can have major assets in one […]

In a world of abundance filled with unmatched economic lows, there has never been a greater calling for the understanding of the effects of motivation in the workplace. We will look at motivation as the light needed to see positive change in our work life, the change necessary to improve the economic stature of our family and peers. Though motivation cannot be taught, it can […]

Bruce and Pepitone (1998) provide that motivation is the inner drive that compels a person to behave in a particular pattern. People have different needs which they require to satisfy through different means. There are various factors which motivate an individual at the workplace. These factors can be categorized into monetary and non-monetary motivational elements. Motivation determines the performance of activities within the organization. The […]