Management and Motivation

Motivation is a term that refers to the process that elicits, controls, and sustains certain behaviors.

The classical theory of motivation includes the hierarchy of needs from Abraham Maslow and the two-factor theory from Frederick Herzberg.

Scientific management, also called Taylorism, concerns the analysis and synthesis of workflows to improve productivity.

George Elton Mayo concluded that people's work performance is dependent on both social issues and job content.

The Hawthorne effect refers to a series of studies starting in 1924 at the Hawthorne Works concerning productivity.