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chapter 2 motivating workers

why people work?

people work for a variety of reasons but the main reason/motivation for work is because they need to earn a living and make money to buy food for the basic necessities for life. but many jobs are voluntary and does not yield any money.

there are a wide range of motivations for work and how firms can make use of this motivation to encourage workers to work more effectively.

higher productivity in a business usually comes from a workforce that is motivated to work effectively and from this comes increased profits.it also considers leadership styles which might be used by managers,the effect of legal considerations when employing workers.

why work?

money

social needs

esteem needs

job satisfaction

security.

motivation theories

when people work for themselves they tend to work hard and effectively they tend to work hard and effectively as they see the direct benefits of their labours. however once people start to work for others then they might not work as effectively.one of the tasks of management is to get their workforce to contribute fully to the success of their business. TO this end many studies have been carried out to discover what makes employees work effectively three main outlined on the following pages.

F.W Taylor

Frederick Taylor started his working life as a labourer in a factory in america in the 1880s, he rose to become chief engineer.during this time