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Business Studies - AQA - GCSE - Motivational Theorists
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GCSE Business studies Mind Map on Business Studies - AQA - GCSE - Motivational Theorists, created by Josh Anderson on 11/11/2015.
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Business Studies - AQA - GCSE - Motivational Theorists
Scientific Management
Frederick W Taylor
Worked with Henry Ford (Ford Motors)
Civil Engineer
Assign employees to the station that they work best in.
Piece Rate Pay
Each product you make, you get a sum of money for it
Disadvantages
If there is not a high demand, not as many products are made meaning less money.
If the employees make products more quickly so that they get more money, the quality of the products could decrease.
Advantages
Motivates employees to work harder to get more money
Easy to increase pay (for employees)
Easy to identify better workers (more efficient)
Employees are likely to become specialists in their field
Late 1800s, early 1900s
Hawthorne Effect
Elton Mayo
Psychologist
Hypothesis was that better lit areas had better workers.
Production in better lit areas did increase, but so did production in the other factory that did not have better lighting.
Mayo found that it was not actually the lighting that affected the production but in fact it was the staff supervision.
Following this, the personnel department was created.
Disadvantages
Personnel staff must be paid.
Advantages
Motivation increased
Fear/wanting to impress staff
Better quality treatment
Creativity levels increased
Happiness levels increased
Hierarchy of Needs
Abraham Maslow
American Psychologist
Treat each employee according to their needs
Physiological Needs - Food, water, shelter, clothing, etc
Safety needs - Health and safety
Social needs - Break time
Esteem needs - praise
Self-actualisation - Creative self-growth, meaning in life.
1954
Hygiene and Motivators
Frederick Herzberg
American Professor
1950s & 1960s
Motivators - Positive satisfaction (if done) or no effect (If not)
Achievement
Recognition for achievement
Interesting/meaningful work
Responsibility
Advancement
Psychological
Work - Promotions
Hygiene - Some satisfaction (if done to a good amount) or negative effect (if not)
Company policy and admin
Higher staff supervision
Pay
People think they deserve what they are paid, it will not particularly motivate them, but they will feel demotivated if they are not paid.
Interpersonal relationships
Working conditions
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