THE NATURE OF MOTIVATION

• The Importance of Employee Motivation in the Workplace
• Historical Perspectives on Motivation

CONTENT PERSPECTIVES ON MOTIVATION

• The Needs Hierarchy Approach
• The Two-Factor Theory
• Individual Human Needs
• Implications of the Content Perspectives

PROCESS PERSPECTIVES ON MOTIVATION

• Expectancy Theory
• Equity Theory
• Goal-setting Theory
• Implications of the Process Perspectives

REINFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVES ON MOTIVATION

• Kinds of Reinforcement in Organizations
• Providing Reinforcement in Organizations
• Implications of the Reinforcement Perspectives

POPULAR MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES

• Empowerment and Participation
• Alternative Forms of Work Arrangements

USING REWARD SYSTEMS TO MOTIVATE PERFORMANCE

• Merit Reward Systems
• Incentive Reward Systems
• Team and Group Incentive Reward Systems
• Executive Compensation
• New Approaches to Performance-based Rewards