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Practical Analysis and Application of Motivational Theory in Leadership Role
[WLOs: 1, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2]
For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to examine your own personal drivers and workplace needs.
| Prepare
Prior to working on this assignment
Review Section 4.2 of Motivational Processes Download Motivational Processes.
Review Herzberg’s Two-Factor TheoryLinks to an external site..
Review It’s Not Enough to Pay Your Employees MoreLinks to an external site..
Review 15 Effective Employee Retention Strategies in 2023Links to an external site..
Review Promoting the Underestimated: A Vignette Study on the Importance of the Need for Affiliation to Successful LeadershipLinks to an external site..
Review all required reading for Week 2.
| Write
In your APA-formatted paper,
Reflect on your own recent or current leadership practice and setting, then describe at least two different hygiene (maintenance) and motivator factors that impact your personal motivation. As a reminder, this experience can be from your work, home, or community.
Give examples that highlight your assessment.
Use this same leadership experience to evaluate which aspects of your motivator or hygiene (maintenance) factors influence your leadership practice significantly.
Give examples.
Utilize McClelland’s Needs Theory as a guide to determine your personal primary drivers, relating to a need for power, need for affiliation, or a need for achievement.
Review your results from the McClelland’s Human Motivations Theory quiz that you completed in the Week 2 Discussion 2 to assist you with this topic.
Given your primary drivers, describe specific actions your organization can engage in to maximize your personal motivations.
The Practical Analysis and Application of Motivational Theory in Leadership Role paper
must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance in writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process and provides some library search tips. You can also review How to Use Library OneSearchLinks to an external site. video; it will walk you through a search for scholarly articles in the library.
To assist you in completing this assignment, review Sample Reflective WritingLinks to an external site..
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Review the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.