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Motivational Theories Motivation is the psychological processes "that underie the direction, intensity, and persistence of behavior or thought. Many theorists have attempted to identity and model this phenomenon. Two perspectives or gener categores of motivation t theones be grouped into aro coment theones process noores Consent theones are peones that identify nterna, factos lke needs and sansado, of needs as vers of motivation, Process theories are theories that are more focused on the process of these internal factors and environmental condtions and characteristics influencing employee motivation. This exercise will have you place theories into the cormect canegory and identify characteristics related to each of the theories For this activity, you wil irst decide if a specific moivational theory is either a process or content ype meory Then dg and Second, rollover the names of each employee and read the description of the tmeoretical component Then drag and drop the name into the appropriale area to link me employee's characterissie with the comeet meory Motivational Category Employee McGregor's theory X Herzberg's motivatior- hygiene theory Theory Employees Expectancy theory

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Goal setting theory                           Process theory

Which means to  motivate employees towards objectives by setting goals

Theory X and Theory Y                     Content theory

Theory x explain that boss knows best and he excludes employees from the decision -making process, employees always motivated by others

Theory y explain that people are self- motivated and actively participate in the decision- making

Herzberg’s motivation theory        Content theory

This theory related to employee satisfaction related to two factors those are maintenance and motivation.

Self -determination theory               Content theory

It suggests that people can be motivated by providing and fulfill psychological needs

Equity theory                                      Process theory

This theory explains that people can motivated when they treated equally

Maslow’s needs theory                   Content theory

This theory explains that to motivate employees, the best way is to identify their needs and satisfy them by providing a chance to fulfill their needs

Acquired needs                                 Content theory

This theory explains that how individual person’s life experiences change their needs, according to this theory needs can be classified into three, those are achievement, power, and affiliation

Justice theory                                    Process theory

This theory explains that people are motivated when they given equal importance and, motivated by fairness

Expectancy                                        Process theory

This theory based on cognitive psychology and people are motivated when they reached their expectations.

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