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In this essay I will look at various theories of motivation to see how useful they are. First I will give a brief description of what motivation is. Motivation is the term used to describe the things that make people do what they do. In this context, we are looking at what factors make workers work hard and what factors do not make them work hard. (more…)

Varying employee needs lead to different kinds of motivation. Different kinds of motivation influence employees’ job satisfaction. Employees’ motivation will be affected by factors such as occupation, gender, social culture and organisational structure. This study will attempt to explore the differences in motivation between core-workers and periphery workers, and whether these differences in motivators are distinctive. (more…)

In 1990, Gerry Rummler and Alan Brache introduced a new methodology for improving organisational performance. Their Three-Levels of Performance Framework is a holistic model that provides concepts and techniques for conducting an organisational diagnosis then proceeds to furnish an approach for using the results of the diagnosis to improve organisational performance. (more…)