MOTIVATION THEORY

Motivation Theory

Critical Appraisal of Motivation Theory

Introduction

In the post-industrial era, when the sharp increase in the proportion of creative work, acquire crucial methods to improve motivation. One of the theories of motivation, which goes back to the works of the "father of scientific management" of Frederick Taylor, argues that people are being rational, and work for all important level of wages and the threat of dismissal. According to another theory, owned by the American psychologist Douglas McGregor, there are two basic models of human motivation. Later, it was found that employees of IT companies behave in accordance with a completely different model. The term, Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D), pertains to programs or projects that strategically use ICTs (e.g. mobile phones, computers, and the internet) as a means toward the socio-economic betterment for the poor in developing contexts.

Gaining the political and financial support of the international community and multi-national ICT private sectors (e.g. Microsoft) development programs employing ICTs are gradually increasing. The main focus in this topic would be to conduct a critical analysis of the Motivation practice in the Microsoft Company. There is a need to assess the current position of the motivational theories in the Microsoft Company. The motivational practices and theories developed by the researchers several years ago have a lot of value for any company. The same case is there with the Microsoft because it the world's leading IT company. Therefore, all the issues and aspects related to Critical Appraisal of Motivation Theory will be discussed in detail.

Understanding of the Relevant Academic Material

It is a fact that excessively high employee motivation leads to problems in the organization. The current focus in this essay is on Microsoft which is known as the leading IT Company in the world. The product was manufactured in the period, but a few people have left, and the mood of the rest could be characterized by the formula "anger, fatigue and emptiness." This example shows that sometimes workers are vulnerable to overload. An effective manager must necessarily take into account this fact and act in accordance with the model "theory of expectations, which gives a systematic view of the relationship between human effort and satisfaction he gets from work. The discussion of the several theories will be carried out in the remaining paragraphs (Bono & Judge, 2003, 571).

Selection of the Organization

The organization that has been selected for the topic is Microsoft Company. The reason because of which Microsoft Company has been selected is that it is an IT company and the different motivation theories implemented in the organization will be discussed in detail.

Application of the Theory in the Organization

Self-Determination Theory is a theory of human motivation, development, and wellness. While previous theories of motivation have focused on the amount of motivation that individual's exhibit for certain behaviours, Self-Determination Theory distinguishes between types of motivation. The theory is not only concerned with the specific nature of positive developmental tendencies, but also the environments that are destructive toward these ...