AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Is the following phrase related to Taylor or Mayo? “The concept of money as the principle motivator for employees is still referred to as a ‘?’ approach.’
A
Tayloristic
B
Mayoristic
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Taylor and Mayo’s theories believed that a company should be financially strong so that they can fulfill the financial needs of the workers in order to achieve the organization goals through maximum prosperity. Taylor’s principles ignored the concerns of the human resource while Mayo took that into consideration.

Detailed explanation-2: -Taylor believed that all workers were motivated by money, so he promoted the idea of “a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.” In other words, if a worker didn’t achieve enough in a day, he didn’t deserve to be paid as much as another worker who was highly productive.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mayo’s management theory states that employees are motivated far more by relational factors such as attention and camaraderie than by monetary rewards or environmental factors, such as lighting, humidity and more. Mayo developed a matrix to illustrate the likelihood that a given team would be successful.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taylor’s scientific management theory believes that workers should be assigned to small and manageable tasks, be control and perform their tasks exactly as they were told. On the other hand, Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory concentrated on employees engagement and motivation at work.

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