When you finish studying the material in this chapter, you should be able to:
- Contrast Maslow's, Alderfer's, and McClelland's need theories.
- Explain the practical significance of Herzberg's distinction between motivators and hygiene factors.
- Discuss the role of perceived inequity in employee motivation.
- Explain the differences among distributive, procedural, and interactional justice.
- Describe the practical lessons derived from equity theory.
- Explain Vroom's expectancy theory, and review its practical implications.
- Explain how goal setting motivates an individual, and review the four practical lessons from goal-setting research.
- Review the mechanistic, motivational, biological, and perceptual-motor approaches to job design.
- Specify issues that should be addressed before implementing a motivational program.
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