Motivation is having willingness and desire to do something. Managers try to motivate empoyees by giving them different rewards. There are two kinds of rewards, extrinsic and intrinsic. Extrinsic rewards are for example, praise, money, more personal days, longer lunch break,… Intrinsic rewards are good vertical and horizontal comunnication, satisfaction or accomplishment. An idea of reward for achievement is absent because rewards are an extrinsic factor. Motivators vary according to different levels in the organization.
Manufacturing workers are primarily motivated by the extrinsic factors and there is a lack of intrinsic motivation. In our research we are going to find out what can be done to increase this kind of motivation.
HYPOTHESES:
1. Workers in administration are more motivated by intrinsic motivators whereas workers in manufacturing industry find extrinsic factors more motivating.
2. Differences between motivators in administration and in manufactury industry that are listed in the literature are slightly exaggerated. Workers are best motivated with a combination of both motivators ( intrinsic & extrinsic).
RESEARCH QUESTIONS:
1. Which theories best define work motivation?
2. How are intrinsic and extrinsic motivators defined?
3. Which motivators belong to the intrisic and which to the extrinsic category ?
4. Does a combination of motivators really motivate workers best?
LITERATURE:
Cooper, C. L., Robertson, I.T. (1996): Key Reviews in Managerial Psychology (Concepts and research for practice), John Willy & Sons Ltd, Manchaster
Anderson, N., Ones, D.S., Sinangil, H.K., Viswesvoran, C. (2002): Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology, Vol. 2, Sage publication Ltd, London
Forsyth, P. (2006): How to Motivate People, Kogan Page, London and Philadephia
Ford, M.E., (1992): Motivating Humans: Goals, Emotions and Personal Agency Beliefs, Sage Publications Ltd, London
Tietjen, M.A., Myers, R.M., (1998): Motivation and Job Satisfaction. Management decision, Vol. 36, Issue 4, 226-231
Landes, L. (2006): Getting the Best out of People in the Workplace, Journal for Quality & Participation, Vol. 29 Issue 4, 27-29
Distribution of tasks for seminar work:
Katja- theories about intrinsic motivators
Martina- theories about extrinsic motivators
Klavdija and Tina: introduction, conclusion
Petra and Anja: questions for the poll
Group members
1) Katja Oblak
2) Martina Grozina
3) Klavdija Klobučar
4) Petra Rolih
5) Martina Gerbec
6) Anja Videnič
Distribution of roles
1) Chair: Klavdija Klobučar
2) Secretary: Martina Gerbec
3) Progress chaser: Martina Grozina
4) Timekeeper: Katja Oblak
5) Reserve person: Petra Rolih in Anja Videnič
Discussion of issues
Issue 1: We first met to discuss our topic for PBL.
Decision 1: We decided that our topic will be: How to motivate people in organizations.
Issue 2: Defined problem
We went to dr.- Černigoj-Sadar and with her help we decided to find out what motivates workers in office (administration) and what in manufacturing industry. We think that there must be major differences between those two groups of workers. As future managers we are interested if there is any difference between those groups, especially we would like to know which group is more motivated by material motivators and which by non-material. We think that the problem which we will research is a very important topic in the organization. If people are satisfied with their job, colleagues and salary, they are more successful and give more attention to the work.
So the title for our seminar work is : What motivates workers in administration and what in manufacturing industry.
Girls do you agree?
Anja: Petra I agree :)
Tina: I think that our topic is very interesting. I am also very happy that we already have all the literature we need. Now we just have to decide what each member will do.
Decision 2: The title for our seminar work is : Intrinsic and extrinsic motivators in administration and in manufaturing industry.
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Issue 3: PROBLEM
Petra: Girls, Jana still didn't send me back e-mail, so we still don't know what to do with our topic. I hope that Jana And Mrs. Černigoj Sadar will talk with each other because one of them said something and the other one something else. I think it's about time, that we know if our topic is ok.
Tina and Martina, because you were absent today: till Friday we have to improve our problem, make the right topic, write minutes for our 1st meeting and write the list of literature. I think this won't be a big problem, because we already have sent the literature to Jana. I suggest we could have a coffee time before the management class on Thursday, do you agree?
I think I'm going to be 
hahahaha
Issue 4: Literature:
- Cooper, C. L., Robertson, I.T. (1996): Key Reviews in Managerial Psychology (Concepts and research for practice), John Willy & Sons Ltd, Manchaster
- Anderson, N., Ones, D.S., Sinangil, H.K., Viswesvoran, C. (2002): Industrial, Work & Organizational Psychology, Vol. 2, Sage publication Ltd, London
- Forsyth, P. (2006): How to Motivate People, Kogan Page, London and Philadephia
- Ford, M.E., (1992): Motivating Humans: Goals, Emotions and Personal Agency Beliefs, Sage Publications Ltd, London
- Tietjen, M.A., Myers, R.M., (1998): Motivation and Job Satisfaction. Management decision, Vol. 36, Issue 4, 226-231
- Landes, L. (2006): Getting the Best ou of People in the Workplace, Journal for Quality & Participation, Vol. 29 Issue 4, 27-29
I hope that the literature is ok.
Tina: I don't think this wiil be a problem, because tomorrow in Organizational Behaviour Class prof. Nadoh will give us back our concept for seminar work and then we'll know if our topic is ok. I don't understand what you mean with : improve our topic. What do we have to do? Please explain.
I think that is a good idea if we meet on Thursday and complete our tasks for this week. I think that the literature that we have is ok. I have already read some of the texts and we can use a lot of it in our seminar work. In the book How to motivate people there are chapters about different ways of motivating, different material and non-material motivators, how people feel about work, different theories of work motivation... It is very interesting. I hope that rest of you have also read some of the literature.
See you on thursday!
Have fun!
Anja: Petra and Tina one big plus for both of u. U two really done your job. About meeting, Thursday will be ok, so see ya tomorrow! Kisses to all.
Petra: Tina, prof. Zorko published some slides on how to define the problem. And it's quite different. So we should change it. We can try to do this on Thursday. I think if we meet on Thursday at 1p.m., it would be enough time to do minutes.
Tina, do you have copies from the books which prof. Sadar-Černigoj gave us?
Decision 3: We have all literature!
Issue 5: MEETING ON THURSDAY AT 1P.M.?
Katja: I have time and I can't wait 
Minutes of the 1st group meeting
held on 1.3.2007 in FDV 27 (computer room)
Present: Katja Oblak, Martina Grozina, Martina Gerbec, Klavdija Klobučar, Petra Rolih, Anja Videnič
Agenda
1. Definition of the problem and tittle
2. Literature
3. Research questions
4. Other business
Item 1:
Discussion: On consultation prof. Černigoj-Sadar she helped us with our title and problem. We discussed what we would like to do with the topic of motivation. After careful reading of the literature we narrowed down our research problem and defined it.
Decision: We agree that our title is: Intrinsic and extrinsic motivators in the administration and in the manufacturing industry.
Item 2:
Discussion:We searched for scientific articles about motivation in digital databases: Ebsco, Proquest, Emerald Management Extra, ... We found 2 specific articles which we can use for our seminar work. Prof. Černigoj-Sadar also gave us some adequate literature and other literature we found in the FDV library.
Decision: Each member of the group got one section of the literature. After reading it we will summarized it and then we will form our hypotheses.
Item 3:
Discussion: Until the next meeting each member of our group will form a research question which she finds suitable for our seminar work.
Decision:The most adaquate reasearch questions will be used in our seminar work.
Item 4:
The next meeting will be on Tuesday 6.3. 2007 after the English lession at 10 a.m. We will choose the best research question and set up main hypotheses.
In case of changes, news will be posted on the Wiki.
Assignments:
Each member must read literature, make reasearch question, think about hypotheses and bring literature on next meeting.
Minutes taker: Petra Rolih
Chair: Klavdija Klobučar
Minutes of the 2nd group meeting
Held on 8. 3. 2007 in FDV 27 (computer room)
Present: Katja Oblak, Martina Grozina, Martina Gerbec, Klavdija Klobučar, Petra Rolih & Anja Videnič
Agenda:
1. Hypotheses
2. Research questions
3. Comments on the literature
4. Other business
Item 1:
Discussion: After reading all the literature we discussed our research problem and came up with ideas for our hypotheses.
Decision: We decided to set up two main hypotheses which seemed to be the most appropriate for our seminar work and our research.
Item 2:
Discussion: Each member of the group read the literature and set up the most appropriate research question.
Decision:We selected the best research questions.
Item 3:
Discussion: We think that the literature for our topic is adequate so it is not necessary to look up for other sources.
Decision: We have all the literature that we need for our seminar work.
Item 4:
Next meeting will be on 15th March in Fdv 27 - computer room at 1 p. m.
In case of changes news will be posted in the wiki.
Minutes taker: Martina Gerbec
Chair: Klavdija Klobučar
Minutes of the 3rd group meeting
Held on 15. 3. 2007 in FDV library
Present: Katja Oblak, Klavdija Klobučar, Martina Grozina, Martina Gerbec, Petra Rolih, Anja Videnič
Agenda:
- Destribution of tasks
- Summary of the literature
- Outline of the poll
- Other business
Item 1:
Discussion: We distributed different tasks among the members. Katja will find helpful theories about intrinsic motivation, Martina about extrinsic motivation. Klavdija and Tina will work on the introduction and conclusion of our report, they will help forming the central part and also interpretate the results of the poll that we will get from our research on motivation in administration and manufacturing industry. Petra and Anja will form questions for the poll and take them to our mentor prof. Černigoj - Sadar who will look at them and help us to improve them.
Decision: We divided the tasks which must be compleated until the next meeting.
Katja- theories about intrinsic motivators
Martina- theories about extrinsic motivators
Klavdija and Tina: introduction, conclusion
Petra and Anja: questions for the poll
Item 2:
Discussion: From the literature each member must select the main points which we can include in the central part of our report. Katja will summarize the main theories about intrinsic motivation, Martina will sum up the extrinsic theories which will help us find a solution to our research problem. Klavdija will sum up some basic points about motivation.
Decision: If these summaries are good, we will use them in the central part of the report.
Item 3:
Discussion: We will try to find similar questions (in data bases) which will help us to form our poll, if not, we will form our own specific questions. With them we will find out what kind of motivators - intrinsic or extrinsic - motivate workers in administration and in manufacturing industry.
Decision: After forming our poll Petra and Anja will take it to our mentor prof. Černigoj - Sadar. We hope she will help us improve it, that we will get the most useful results for our research problem.
Item 4:
Discussion: After the second reading and summarizing the literature we discussed our definition of the problem.The literature gave us some good ideas how to improve and define our research problem.
Decision: We will try to improve the definition of the problem.
The next meeting will be on 20th March 2007 at 10 p. m. after the English class in the FDV library.
Chair: Klavdija Klobučar
Minutes taker: Martina Gerbec
Minutes of the 4rd group meeting
Held on 28. 3. 2007 in FDV 27 (computer room)
Present: Katja Oblak, Klavdija Klobučar, Martina Grozina, Martina Gerbec, Petra Rolih, Anja Videnič
Agenda:
- Meeting with prof. Černigoj-Sadar
- Theortical part of the seminar work
- The composition of poll
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- Writing the report
Item 1:
Discussion: We went for the last time to prof. Černigoj-Sadar, because after 10th April she is absent. She gave us a book Lamovec: Psihodiagnostika osebnosti, where is an adequate questionnaire for our seminar work about different motivators which are used on different work places in factory. She also gave us some good advices for the report and how to make it better.
Decision: In case we need help or if have some questions, we will go to prof. Mesner-Andolšek or prof. Nadoh-Bergoč.
Item 2:
Discussion: We read the summaries of the literature. Katja, Martina and Klavdija selected the main points. We have the theortical part of our seminar work, now we have to write the introduction. Tina and Klavdija will write introduction until next week and the conclusion at the end of our project.
Decision: The central part is actually finished and we think it is quite good, because we managed to seperate key points of our seminar work from other useles literature.
Item 3:
Discussion: Prof. Černigoj-Sadar suggested us a book, where the questionnaire about motivators already exist. Tina went to Philosophical
university and borrowed it. The questionnaire is really adequate. We added some questions, that the poll we will use does not contain, but we need them in order to confirm or reject our hipotheses about intrinsic and extrinsic motivators.
Decision: Our pool is compleated. Next week we will take it to the factory and give it to the employees to fill them out and help us to get some useful answers for our research work.
Item 4:
We decided to stay next weekend in Ljubljana and finish our report.
Until then we have to get the polls back and try to interpret them. Tina and Klaudija must write the introduction and think about the conclusion.
Chair: Petra Rolih
Minutes taker: Katja Oblak
Comments (4)
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at 11:49 am on Mar 16, 2007
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at 10:43 pm on Mar 10, 2007
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Anonymous said
at 6:52 pm on Mar 2, 2007
Hi, your page clearly states the title of your project, a brief definition, a list of literature and also contains the minutes of the meeting – you’we done a good job. *** During the weekend or later on try to improve the definition of your PBL problem. The focus of the definition is on the PROBLEM and you will try to write what you perceive as problematic in relation to your topic. Compare your problem definition to the sample in the blog and remember how we analysed it in class. Then revise yours. You can return to the definition every week and brush it up until it is good enough to be included in you report. *** You can correct typos such as 'wiil' ('will') or 'than' ('then'). PS: You have a very well designed page!
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