Motivating Workers: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Rewards Course
Course descriptionBy the conclusion of the specified learning and development activities, delegates will be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of motives and their value in organisational and subsystem effectiveness; Distinguish between the different sets of motivation theories, notably content, process and reinforcement; Demonstrate their ability to translate motivation theory into practice Evaluate the appropriateness of the application of particular theoretical aspects of motivation to specific situations; Demonstrate their ability to formulate a comprehensive motivation strategy; Critically appraise existing motivation strategy within their organisations, identifying and addressing gaps; Formulate a workable motivation strategy; Follow the common trends in the popular motivation theories; Demonstrate their appreciation of the need for a variance in intrinsic and extrinsic values if motivation; Demonstrate how popular motivation theories have contributed to our understanding of worker behaviour; Locate performance related pay, productivity bonuses and other remuneration inducement within existing motivation theory; Illustrate how the contingency approach to motivation might be applied to different situations; Indicate the part that training and development play in worker motivation; Manage the process of motivation, taking account of socio cultural and economic differences; Manage the motivation process, taking account of the differences in preferences and expectation of workers; Apply the ‘equity’ theory to work situation from a ‘differentiation perspective’, rather than an ‘equality perspective;’ and Demonstrate the need to balance the ‘individualist’ and ‘collectivist’ perspective to motivation.