Classical Theories of Motivation
April 3, 2025
The motivation concepts were mainly developed around 1950’s. Three main theories were made during this period. These three classical theories are- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory Herzberg’s Two factor theory Theory X and Theory Y These theories are building blocks of the contemporary theories developed later. The working mangers and learned professionals till date use…
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We all are familiar with the classical theories of motivation, but they all are not empirically supported. As far as contemporary theories of motivation are concerned, all are well supported with evidences. Some of the contemporary/modern theories of motivation are explained below:
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