Assignment Information

This week you have learned about the theories of motivation that are used as tools to develop unique perspectives to
understand the social phenomena including human behaviour. This assignment will assess your skills and knowledge in
evaluating the different theories about motivation and distinguishing the leadership techniques for motivating and engaging
others.

Below are some of the motivational theories that describe human behavior in the workplace:

Content-based theories:

 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

 Herzberg’s Motivator-Hygiene Theory
 McClelland’s Learned Needs Theory
 McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y

Process-based theories:

 Adam’s Equity Theory

 Vroom’s Expectancy Theory
 Skinner’s Reinforcement Theory

Assignment Instructions

Write an essay with an introduction, body, and conclusion. Select any 3 motivation theories from the list given above,
including at least one process-based theory. Write about the selected theories of motivation and their relevance in a
workplace setting in the context of effective leadership and management. The essay should include the following discussion
points:

1. Discuss the positive implications of each theory for employee motivation and performance outcomes within an
organization.

2. Critically evaluate these theories and discuss the limitations of the motivational strategies employed within a workplace.

3. Based on your understanding of these theories, present your model of effective leadership within an organization.
Discuss at least three strategies you have learned about which you will employ as a leader, to motivate your organization's
employees. Support your perspective with relevant scholarly sources and evidence. Use an application-based example to
demonstrate your model.
Please include the items below in your essay:

 Demonstrates in-depth thoughtful research and draws insightful conclusions that are thoroughly defended with
evidence from credible academic literacies, scholarly sources, and relevant examples.
 Analysis is based on an appropriate choice of at least one process theory selected and all three theories clearly
explained and analyzed. More than one positive implication of each theory discussed with use of an appropriate
example/s to explain the implications

Submission instructions

1. Submit a 1250-1500 word essay, exclusive of the cover page and the reference page. The paper should be double-
spaced in Times New Roman font (or its equivalent), which is no greater than 12 - points in size. The essay should have an
introduction, a body, and a conclusion.

2. Construct and present clear and well-organized arguments. Visit Organizing Your Argument and Create Your Own
Argument to learn about creating effective arguments with a clear main claim, logical structure, evidence, reasoning, and
writing.

3. Refer to the information below on

 How to use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose - Use sources to support your arguments
by synthesizing from credible sources to achieve a specific purpose.
 How to determine the extent of Information needed.
 How to access and use information ethically and legally.
 You can read more information about how to evaluate Information and sources critically in the C.R.A.A.P
(Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose) handout or the C.R.A.A.P PDF brochure.

4. All references must be clearly listed at the end of the paper and cited within the report in APA 7 writing style.
Course: Learning Resource Center (uopeople.edu)
Rubric
Discuss the Positive Positive Positive Positive Does not
positive implications of implications implications implications write about
implications of each theory of each theory of each theory of each positive
each theory critically to be to be critically theory to be implications
considered, are critically considered critically of each
stated clearly and considered are stated but considered theory.
described are stated, description are stated 0 points
comprehensively, described, leaves some without
delivering all and clarified terms clarification
relevant so that undefined, or
information understanding ambiguities description.
necessary for full is not unexplored, 5 points
understanding. seriously boundaries
25 points impeded by undetermined,
omissions. and/ or
20 points backgrounds
unknown.
17 points

Critically, evaluate Excellent critical Critical The The Does not

these theories and evaluation of the evaluation of limitations of limitations discuss any
discuss the theories and the theories, the theories of the limitations
limitations of the discussed the and discussed stated but theories of the
motivational limitations and clarified discussion stated theories.
strategies clearly and the limitations leaves some without any 0 points
comprehensively, such that the aspects discussion or
delivering all understanding undefined, analysis.
relevant is not ambiguities 5 points
information seriously unexplored,
necessary for full impeded by boundaries
understanding. omissions. undetermined,
25 points 20 points and/ or
backgrounds
unknown.
17 points
Present your own An excellent The The The Does not
model of effective presentation and leadership leadership leadership present any
leadership and discussion of the model model model leadership
discuss at least leadership model presented and presented but presented model.
three strategies and the strategies discussed, discussion on without any 0 points
are stated clearly and the the leadership discussion
and described strategies are strategies on the
comprehensively, stated, leaves some leadership
delivering all described, and terms strategies.
relevant clarified so undefined, 5 points
information that ambiguities
necessary for full understanding unexplored,
understanding. is not boundaries
25 points seriously undetermined,
impeded by and/ or
omissions. backgrounds
20 points unknown.
17 points

Paper Organization Organization is Few Organization, Organization is

logical and organizational overall and/or missing both
appropriate to problems on any within overall and within
assignment; of the 3 levels paragraphs, is paragraphs.
paragraphs are (overall, formulaic or Introduction and
well-developed paragraph, occasionally conclusion may
and appropriately transitions). lacking in be lacking or
divided; ideas Introduction and coherence; few illogical.
linked with conclusion are evident 0 points
smooth and effectively related transitions.
effective to the whole. Introduction and
transitions. 8 points conclusion may
Introduction and lack logic.
conclusion are 7 points
effectively related
to the overall
discussion.
10 points
Proper delivery to Uses graceful Uses Uses language Uses language
convey a clear language that straightforward that generally that impedes
message skillfully language that conveys meaning meaning because
communicates conveys meaning to readers. The of errors in usage,
meaning to to readers with writing may incomplete
readers with clarity. The include a few sentences, or
clarity and language in the grammatical, because of jargon.
fluency. No essay has a few syntax or 1 points
grammatical, grammatical, punctuation
syntax or syntax or errors, as well as
punctuation errors punctuation errors some jargon.
are present. that overall do not 3 points
5 points distract the reader.
4 points

Sources and Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates an Does not

Evidence skillful use of skillful use of attempt to use have any
high-quality, high-quality, credible and/or sources to
credible, relevant credible, relevant relevant sources support ideas
sources to sources to to support ideas in the
develop ideas that develop ideas that that are writing, or
are appropriate are appropriate appropriate for the sources
for the discipline for the discipline the discipline and and evidence
and genre of the and genre of the genre of the are unclear
writing. Sources writing. writing. and irrelevant
are well 8 points 7 points to the
integrated, purpose of
complete, and the essay.
well documented. 0 points
10 points