2 July 2018

Motivation management model: what is it and what is it for?

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Creating a motivational management model is essential in order to have an effective united working team, Do you want to know what exactly is a "committed and faithful to the achievement of the objectives set by the management? Do you want to know what exactly is a motivation management model? Read on and we'll tell you all about it in detail.

What is a motivation management model?

In a nutshell, we could say that a motivation management model is a plan of actions aimed at making our employees and managers feel that they have a sense of responsibility for their work. motivated to offer the best of themselves to the company in which they work.

We are talking about organising, detailing and scheduling over time the different actions and policies that the company puts into practice to ensure that your employees are happy and committed to their work, as well as to the rest of the human team that in some way is related to the company, from managers to technicians, including assistants, suppliers, customers...

From this point of view, a motivational management model is very similar to the so-called "motivation management" models. welfare-to-work plansThe following is a script, a guideline that helps us to combine ideas and efforts to achieve that professional motivation which, let us not forget, is absolutely necessary for us to be able to a company remains a leader in their market.

What is a motivation management model for?

This question is quite simple to answer. A well-designed, properly implemented and, of course, periodically reviewed motivation management model contributes to improving the working environment of an organisation and, also, the feeling of well-being of each person who is part of the big family that is a company.

The ultimate objective of this type of management model is also very simple: to make all the resources available to the investment efforts and work of a company, irrespective of its size.

Remember this simple phrase: have happy and motivated employees, improves economic performance of an organisation.

Some examples of motivation management models

Although the term innovation management model sounds rather modern, it is not. In fact, it is, the issue of motivation, the work conciliation and employee happiness has long been the subject of study by all kinds of public and private entities.

Researchers from all countries have been testing different models for managing career motivation for many years. Two examples of motivational models that are already considered classics:

  • The expectations model

The expectations model was created by the psychologist Victor Vroom in 1973 and improved over the years. Very succinctly explained, we could say that this model is based on the key idea that each individual makes decisions to achieve something concrete. In other words: a worker will feel happier and more motivated as long as he/she achieves the goals set. professional expectations that has been developed for making the right decisions to help you perform at your best in your daily work.

As you can imagine, in this model of innovation management it is fundamental to know our staff well, to know about your family situation, your commitments, your salary needs, your needs for free time or flexible working hours, etc.

  • The integrative model of motivation

The integrative model was proposed by Steven Altman and Richard Hodgetts in his famous book “Behaviour in Organisations” (1989). This model argues that employee motivation and satisfaction are dependent on the reward expectations, of the rewards that they expect to receive if they improve in an integrative way their capabilities, productivity and performance.

An important detail about this model of motivational management: the rewards noted by Altman and Hodgetts need not be exclusively economicIn addition, other incentives are also valid, e.g. flexible compensation, teleworking, etc.

Now we would like to read your opinion: did you know about these motivation management models? Do you find them interesting for your own company?

Edenred Spain

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