Motivation in the Workplace

Learning Outcomes

Competences:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the responsibility and autonomy to:

• Apply motivation theories in the workplace
• Identify the advantages of motivating employees such as; enhanced productivity, enhanced interest and investment in the organisation’s advancements and enhanced employee commitment
• Appreciate intrinsic and extrinsic motivators and their influence on employees
• Challenge employees positively
• Encourage career development
• Recognise and value employees’ achievements
• Utilise other rewards other than pay such as; recognition-based rewards and online reward programmes

Knowledge:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have been exposed to the following:

• Content theories vs Process theories
• Motivation theories such as; McGregor’s Model, expectancy theory (Vroom), Theory Y and Theory X (McClelland), Human Potential (Coverdale), Hierarchy of needs (Maslow), Four basic needs of workers (Mumford), Three key needs (Alderfer), Equity theory (Adams), Goal setting theory (Locke & Latham), Preventive and growth needs (Herzberg) and the carrot, the whip and the plant theory
• Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
• The relationship between job redesign and motivation
• The job characteristics model (Hackman & Oldham, 1980)
• Analysing the link between commitment and motivation
• Reward systems such as pay structures, recognition-based rewards and online reward programmes

Skills:

At the end of the module/unit the learner will have acquired the following skills:

• Define motivation and its components
• Plan job redesign by understanding job rotation, horizontal job enlargement, semi-autonomous work groups, self-managing teams and job enrichment
• Practice organisational motivators such as; challenging employees positively, recognise and value employees’ achievements, hold regular meetings with employees and highlight the organisation’s accomplishments
• Relate various motivators to specific personality types

Module-Specific Judgment Skills and Critical Abilities:

The learner will be able to:

• Define motivation and its components
• Plan job redesign by understanding job rotation, horizontal job enlargement, semi-autonomous work groups, self-managing teams and job enrichment
• Practice organisational motivators such as; challenging employees positively, recognise and value employees’ achievements, hold regular meetings with employees and highlight the organisation’s accomplishments
• Relate various motivators to specific personality types

Module-Specific Communication Skills:

The learner will be able to:

• Discuss content vs process theories
• Promote the advantages of motivating employees
• Illustrate intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
• Identify various motivation theories such as; McGregor’s Model, expectancy theory (Vroom), Theory Y and Theory X (McClelland), Human Potential (Coverdale), Hierarchy of needs (Maslow), Four basic needs of workers (Mumford), Three key needs (Alderfer), Equity theory (Adams), Goal setting theory (Locke & Latham), Preventive and growth needs (Herzberg) and the carrot, the whip and the plant theory
• Discuss job redesign in terms of; job rotation, horizontal job enlargement, semi-autonomous work groups, self-managing teams and job enrichment
• Promote organisational motivators such as; holding regular meetings with employees, highlight the organisation’s achievements and recognise and value employees’ achievements
• Illustrate the demotivating effect of lack of effective communication
• Effectively communicate rewards to employees

Module-Specific Learner Skills:

The learner will be able to:

• Evaluate own learning on the advantages in motivating employees
• Proceed to understand further motivation theories and their applicability
• Study job redesign and its relation with motivation
• Undertake further studies on the relationship between motivators and different personality types
• Evaluate own learning on the characteristics of rewards such as; reasonable and impartial, be comparable to rewards in other organisations, equal to all in the same position and vary according to the employee’s needs

Module-Specific Digital Skills and Competences:

The learner will be able to:

• Navigate through the online learning platform to benefit from assignments, discussion boards, literature, tutorials etc.