I am going to research in general Motivation. I will look at the theories of both Maslow and Taylor. Books and other such sources most easily explain Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Taylor's scientific management, so I will use this as one of my sources.

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  • Page 1:        Index

  • Page 2:        Procedure

  • Page 3:        Findings

  • Page 4:        Findings

  • Page 5:        Analysis

  • Page 6:        My Plan

  • Page 7:        My Plan

  • Page 8:        Bibliography  


“My plan to have, happy motivated, successful staff”

Author: David Love                                                                   Completion for: 24/1/03

Procedure.

I am going to research in general Motivation.  I will look at the theories of both Maslow and Taylor.  Books and other such sources most easily explain Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and Taylor’s scientific management, so I will use this as one of my sources.  

My primary research will come from working people who have experienced motivational tactics first hand.  I will to come into contact with managers of well-motivated companies and find out how they motivate their staff.

My secondary research will come from the Internet.  I will use search engines to find what I am looking for.  I will use certain keywords relevant to my topic. The keywords I will use will be along the lines of: Motivation, Maslow, Taylor and other things relevant to motivation. I will also generally browse around the subject and may stumble upon some useful information.  

I will pay close attention to the quality of information found on the Internet, as some of it is not very good.


Findings

Primary Findings

I asked people what they thought of motivation and this is what I found:

From the people I have asked personally, I have received the following feedback.  People mostly feel that they are motivated by good conditions; good pay and enjoy their jobs.  Some people just work for money and the people I asked told me that work should not be just for money, they should enjoy their job.

My thoughts are that people work for higher pay if they need to. If you had a large family and needed the money you would rather bare a boring job than watch your family starve.  People also felt that you didn’t always have to motivated some are happy with work and they are de-motivated if a manager try’s to motivate them.  It is very important a manager learns about his staff. He must be able to see easily the motivated and de-motivated.  He must also be able to locate the problems whether they are just un-happy, lonely, or just not in the mood.  You have to boost their moral.  You must have a very good judge of character as not to come on to strong and make them feel pressured.

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Secondary Findings

McGregor

I have researched various people’s views of personnel needs.  The first theory I looked at was the X and Y theories by Douglas McGregor. This is the view of the workers from a managerial point of view.

The X Theory managers assume that workers:

  • Are Lazy;
  • Lack ambition and responsibility;
  • Must be forced to work;
  • Want money and security.

Managers who believed in the X theory refuse to delegate, or give up, some of their own power to other people.  They like to control people and tell them ...

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