1. Understanding Motivation
Motivation Theories

2. Understanding Motivation
Maslow motivation theory 
is one of the best known theories on workplace motivation

3. Understanding Motivation
The Two Factor Theory by Herzberg 
is a theory about motivation of employees

4. Understanding Motivation
The Two Factor Theory by Herzberg 
is a theory about motivation of employees

5. Understanding Motivation
McClelland's Human Motivation Theory 
States that every person has one of three main driving motivators: the needs for achievement, affiliation, or power
David Clarence McClelland (May 20, 1917 – March 27, 1998) was an American psychologist

6. Understanding Motivation
ERG motivation theory Alderfer.
Condenses Maslow's five human needs into three categories: Existence, Relatedness and Growth
Clayton Paul Alderfer (September 1, October 30, 2015) was an American psychologis

7. Understanding Motivation
Vroom's expectancy theory
 Vroom realized that an employee's performance is based on individual factors such as personality, skills, knowledge, experience and abilities.
PhD from University of Michigan

8. Understanding Motivation
Adams' Equity Theory,
which stresses the importance of striking a balance between employee inputs and outputs
 (Adams, 1963)

9. Understanding Motivation
Edwin Locke.
Goal setting is essentially linked to task performance. It states that specific and challenging  goals along with appropriate feedback contribute to higher and better task performance.
Edwin ACornell University in 1964.
Professor (Emeritus) of Leadership and Motivation at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his BA from Harvard in 1960 and his Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology from Cornell University in 1964

10. Understanding Motivation
Skinner and his associates
which stresses the importance of striking a balance between employee inputs and outputs
 (Adams, 1963)