Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. work motivation

work motivation

work motivation

the desire or willingness to make an effort in one’s work. Motivating factors may include salary and other benefits, desire for status and recognition, a sense of achievement, relationships with colleagues, and a feeling that one’s work is useful or important. A variety of theories of work motivation exist, including the existence, relatedness, and growth theory, the job-characteristics model, the Porter–Lawler model of motivation, the valence–instrumentality–expectancy theory, and the two-factor theory of work motivation.

Related Terms

computer adaptive testing (CAT)

Sorry, "computer-adaptive-testing-cat" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. P...

ProSom

ProSom n. a trade name for estazolam.

delta wave

delta wave the lowest frequency brain wave recorded in elec...

long-term memory (LTM)

Sorry, "long-term-memory-ltm" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Please rep...

permeability

permeability n. the state of being permeable to gases, liqu...

role model

role model a person or group serving as an exemplar for the...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter W

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact