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| Title: | Motivation is response |
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| Author(s): | Gordon P. Rabey, (Gordon P. Rabey is the Managing Director of Paige Associates, Brooklyn West, New Zealand. He would welcome feedback on this article. Please contact him via: gprabey@whs.school.nz or fax: +64 (0)4 384 7361.) |
| Citation: | Gordon P. Rabey, (2001) "Motivation is response", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 33 Iss: 1, pp.26 - 28 |
| Keywords: | Motivation, Participation, Retention, Selection |
| Article type: | Research Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1108/00197850110366931 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | MCB UP Ltd |
| Abstract: | The ingredients of motivation lie within us all. Circumstances and situations will determine the stimulus which will generate response – to drive forward, to withdraw or to wait for a further signal. Once the response is decided, the degree of general purpose enthusiasm evoked will control the momentum. For people in the workplace, their employers set the targets and the strategies for achieving them, provide the resources, including all maintenance and operating costs, and expect the desired results. Compliance will follow, but not necessarily commitment. Commitment is a voluntary response which cannot be mandated, but it will be the outcome of relationships which create a shared purpose. |
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