Table of Contents
- Introduction ........................................................................ 2
1. Motivation .................................................................... 3
2. Intrinsic Rewards ............................................................ 7
- Conclusion ........................................................................ 11
- Bibliography ...................................................................... 12
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How are intrinsic rewards used to motivate?
Introduction
Motivation seems to be a magical thing. No one can exactly explain, where it
comes from, why people lack motivation or what motivation can make people do, but
it is for sure, that everyone wishes he or she could be "a bit more motivated" for work,
university, the gym and so on.
As Winston Fletcher puts it in his article in "Management Today" (1st April
2000: 34): "(...) Laziness is rarely - as most people seem to be believe - a problem of
energy. It is instead a problem of motivation". Often managers see employees being
"lazy" at work, but then rushing off home and engaging in different leisure activities.
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But this will be outlined later on in this report. Firstly, the report will take a closer look at motivation in general, before it attempts to explain the connection between motivation and intrinsic rewards.
1. Motivation
Generally speaking, motivation is what drives an individual to behave in a certain way or to engage in certain activities. It is the force that makes people continue even with a difficult task where they face problems or obstacles. It makes individuals pursue a specific aim or goal for which they are prepared to work hard and which will in the end satisfy a need or expectation.
Therefore, motivation is said linked to rewards. Rewards can either be extrinsic (for example salaries or promotion) or intrinsic (for example receiving appreciation). But one must...