BUSINESS MANAGEMENT QUESTION

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Could someone please explain to me the long term and short term effects of exployee motivation using the three motivation theories?

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Could someone please explain to me the long term and short term effects of exployee motivation using the three motivation theories?

Hi
So when you're thinking about the long and short term effects of motivation, it's not so much the motivation THEORIES that you need to be discussing, it's more the motivation STRATEGIES, such as sanction and performance-related pay.
When we're thinking about that, we're thinking about the impact that negative and positive management strategies have on short and long term motivation - so, which ones are more likely to give a quick boost to motivation, and which ones are more likely to give a longer, more sustainable boost to employee motivation?

Very briefly:
- Positive management strategies (such as career advancement and performance related pay) have a good long term motivation pay-off, and a lesser short term motivation pay off. This is because people have longer-term goals to work towards, which prolongs their motivation over a more sustainable level for a longer period of time.
- Negative management strategies (such as sanctions, which is basically telling someone off) have a good short term motivation pay-off, and a bad long-term motivation pay-off. Think of it as yourself, if you parents yell at you for doing something wrong. For the next week, you'll be on your best behaviour - but it won't last forever!

Have a look at the study design for the complete list of management strategies that you need to know, and let me know if you have any more questions!