... which staff can be motivated. We will examine three such approaches to managing behaviour, theory X, theory Y and theory Z. McGregor's theories looks at the different ways managers have to manage different types of people. There are two theories: theory X and theory Y. Theory X Theory X states that workers are only motivated by one thing - money! They are selfish, lazy and hate work. ... leave the organisation, leading to lower rates of absenteeism and employee turnover. Social Influence Social influences within a group can affect work effectiveness and motivation. Social influence com...

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... receive the rewards they most desire [Lin03]. The hierarchy of needs theory as elaborated by Abraham Maslow splits the human needs in five categories, each of them implying more distinctive types like: physiological needs, safety needs, social needs, esteem needs and self-esteem [Gug12]. According to a model by Herzberg, "motivation is influenced by maintenance and motivational factors. Important motivational factors ... , organizational and environment factors [PAj13]: Individual factors–include personality, education, intelligence and abilities, age, marital status, orientation to wo...

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... is very restricted (sink or swim for example). Sometimes it's constrained by the law (for example, stop the car when traffic lights are red). And again it's constrained by social norms and processes. In each case how ever there is a choice, though the propensity, encouragement, direction to choose one course of action rather that another depend on the extend of emphasis ... system that is on offer for it's employees who achieve targeted goals. Individuals seek out intrinsic as well as extrinsic rewards. Based on this principle, Caltex offer a combination of both types of rewards to it's...

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