PowerPoint slides by R. Dennis Middlemist, Professor of Management, Colorado State University

1. PowerPoint slides by R. Dennis Middlemist, Professor of Management, Colorado State University

2. Motivation Across Cultures The specific objectives of this chapter are: DEFINE motivation, and explain it as a psychological process. EXAMINE the hierarchy-of-needs, two-factor, and achievement motivation theories, and assess their value to international human resource management.

3. Motivation Across Cultures The specific objectives of this chapter are: DISCUSS how an understanding of employee satisfaction can be useful in human resource management throughout the world. EXAMINE the value of process theories in motivating employees worldwide.

4. Motivation Across Cultures The specific objectives of this chapter are: RELATE the importance of job design, work centrality, and rewards to understanding how to motivate employees in an international context.

5. The Basic Motivation Process Adapted from Figure Figure 12–1: The Basic Motivation Process McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Nature of Motivation • Motivation A psychological process through which unsatisfied wants or needs lead to drives that are aimed at goals or incentives. Unsatisfied need Drive toward goal to satisfy need Attainment of goal (need satisfaction)

6. The Nature of Motivation The Universalist Assumption • The first assumption is that the motivation process is universal, that all people are motivated to pursue goals they value—what the work-motivation theorists call goals with “high valence” or “preference” • The process is universal • Culture influences the specific content and goals pursued • Motivation differs across cultures

7. The Nature of Motivation The Assumption of Content and Process • Content Theories of Motivation Theories that explain work motivation in terms of what arouses, energizes, or initiates employee behavior. • Process Theories of Motivation Theories that explain work motivation by how employee behavior is initiated, redirected, and halted.

8. The Hierarchy-of-Needs Theory The Maslow Theory • Maslow’s theory rests on a number of basic assumptions: • Lower-level needs must be satisfied before higher-level needs become motivators • A need that is satisfied no longer serves as a motivator • There are more ways to satisfy higher-level than there are ways to satisfy lower-level needs

9. Maslow’s Need Hierarchy Self-Actualization Needs Self-Actualization Needs Desires to reach one’s full potential, to become every thing one is capable of becoming as a human being. Esteem Needs Esteem Needs Needs for power and status. Social Needs Social Needs Desires to interact and affiliate with others and to feel wanted by others. Safety Needs Safety Needs Desires for security, stability, and the absence of pain. Physiological Needs Physiological Needs Basic physical needs for water, food, clothing, and shelter. Adapted from Figure 12–2: Maslow’s Need Hierarchy McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

10. The Hierarchy-of-Needs Theory International Findings on Maslow’s Theory • With some minor modification researchers examined the need satisfaction and need importance of the four highest-level needs in the Maslow hierarch • Esteem needs were divided into two groups: • Esteem – including needs for self-esteem and prestige • Autonomy – including desires for authority and opportunities for independent thought and action

11. The Hierarchy-of-Needs Theory International Findings on Maslow’s Theory • The Haire study indicated all these needs were important to the respondents across cultures • International managers (not rank-and-file employees) indicated the upper-level needs were of particular importance to them • Findings for select country clusters (Latin Europe, United States/United Kingdom, and Nordic Europe) indicated autonomy and self-actualization were the most important and least satisfied needs for the respondents • Another study of managers in eight East Asian countries found that autonomy and self-actualization in most cases also ranked high

12. The Hierarchy-of-Needs Theory International Findings on Maslow’s Theory • Some researchers have suggested modifying Maslow’s “Western-oriented” hierarchy by reranking the needs • Asian cultures emphasize the needs of society • Chinese hierarchy of needs might have four levels ranked from lowest to highest: • Belonging (social) • Physiological • Safety • Self-actualization (in the service of society)

13. Top-Ranking Goals for Professional Technical Personnel from a Large Variety of Countries Adapted from Table 12–1: Top-Ranking Goals for Professional Technical Personnel from a Large Variety of Countries

14. Top-Ranking Goals for Professional Technical Personnel from a Large Variety of Countries Adapted from Table 12–1: Top-Ranking Goals for Professional Technical Personnel from a Large Variety of Countries

15. The Hierarchy-of-Needs Theory International Findings on Maslow’s Theory • Hofstede’s research indicates: • Self-actualization and esteem needs rank highest for professionals and managers • Security, earnings, benefits, and physical working conditions are most important to low-level, unskilled workers • Job categories and levels may have a dramatic effect on motivation and may well offset cultural considerations • MNCs should focus most heavily on giving physical rewards to lower-level personnel and on creating a climate where there is challenge, autonomy, the ability to use one’s skills, and cooperation for middle- and upper-level personnel.

16. Table 12–2: The Four Most Important Goals Ranked by Occupational Group and Related to the Need Hierarchy Four Most Important Goals Ranked by Occupational Group Adapted from Table 12–2: Four Most Important Goals Ranked by Occupational Group and Related to the Need Hierarchy

17. Table 12–2: The Four Most Important Goals Ranked by Occupational Group and Related to the Need Hierarchy Four Most Important Goals Ranked by Occupational Group Adapted from Table 12–2: Four Most Important Goals Ranked by Occupational Group and Related to the Need Hierarchy

18. The Two-Factor Theory of Motivation The Herzberg Theory Two-Factor Theory of Motivation A theory that identifies two sets of factors that influence job satisfaction: • Motivators Job-content factors such as achievement, recognition, responsibility, advancement, and the work itself • Hygiene Factors Job-context variables such as salary, interpersonal relations, technical supervision, working conditions, and company policies and administration

19. Hygiene Factors Motivators Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory Salary Technical supervision Company policies and administration Interpersonal relations Working conditions Achievement Recognition Responsibility Advancement The work itself Adapted from Table 12–3: Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

20. Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory Adapted from Table 12–4: The Relationship Between Maslow’s Need Hierarchy and Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory

21. The Two-Factor Theory of Motivation The Herzberg Theory • The two-factor theory holds that motivators and hygiene factors relate to employee satisfaction – a more complex relationship than the traditional view that employees are either satisfied or dissatisfied • If hygiene factors are not taken care of or are deficient there will be dissatisfaction • There may be no dissatisfaction if hygiene factors are taken care of – there may be no satisfaction also • Only when motivators are present will there be satisfaction

22. The Two-Factor Theory of Motivation The Herzberg Theory • Hygiene factors help to prevent dissatisfaction – thus the term hygiene as it is used in the health field • Only motivators lead to satisfaction • Efforts to motivate human resources must provide: • Recognition • A chance to achieve and grow • Advancement • Interesting work

23. The Two-Factor Theory of Motivation International Findings on Herzberg’s Theory Two categories of International findings relate to the two-factor theory: • One type of study consists of replications of Herzberg’s research in a particular country Do managers in country X give answers similar to those in Herzberg’s original studies? • The others are cross-cultural studies focusing on job satisfaction What factors cause job satisfaction and how do these responses differ from country to country?

24. The Two-Factor Theory of Motivation International Findings on Herzberg’s Theory Two-Factor Replications • A number of research efforts have been undertaken to replicate the two-factor theory – they tend to support Herzberg’s findings • George Hines surveyed of 218 middle managers and 196 salaried employees in New Zealand using ratings of 12 job factors and overall job satisfaction – he concluded “the Herzberg model appears to have validity across occupational levels” • A similar study was conducted among 178 Greek managers – this study found that overall Herzberg’s two-factor theory of job satisfaction generally held true

25. Dissatisfaction Satisfaction Absent (Dissatisfaction) Present (No Dissatisfaction) Absent (No Satisfaction) Present (Satisfaction) Views of Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction Traditional View Two-Factor View (Hygiene Factors) (Motivators) Adapted from Figure 12–3: Views of Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

26. The Two-Factor Theory of Motivation International Findings on Herzberg’s Theory Cross-Cultural Job-Satisfaction Studies • Motivators tend to be more important to job satisfaction than hygiene factors • MBA candidates from four countries ranked hygiene factors at the bottom and motivators at the top while Singapore students (of a different cultural cluster than the other three groups) gave similar responses • Job-satisfaction-related factors may not always be culturally bounded • Lower- and middle-management personnel attending management development courses in Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan ranked the importance of 15 job-related outcomes and how satisfied they were with each • Job content may be more important than job context

27. The Two-Factor Theory of Motivation International Findings on Herzberg’s Theory Cross-Cultural Job-Satisfaction Studies • Job-Context Factors In work motivation, those factors controlled by the organization, such as conditions, hours, earnings, security, benefits, and promotions. • Job-Content Factors In work motivation, those factors internally controlled, such as responsibility, achievement, and the work itself.

28. High Dissatisfaction Neutral Point High Satisfaction -2.00 -1.00 +1.00 +2.00 Average Standard Score of Frequency of Mention of Items Motivation Factors in Zambia Growth Opportunity Work Nature Material and Physical Provisions Relations with Others Fairness in Organizational Practices Personal Problems Adapted from Figure 12–4: Motivation Factors in Zambia McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

29. JOI Results in Four Cross-Cultural Groups Adapted from Table 12–5: The Results of Administering the JOI to Four Cross-Cultural Groups

30. Achievement Motivation Theory The Background of Achievement Motivation Theory Characteristic profile of high achievers: • They like situations in which they take personal responsibility for finding solutions to problems. • Tend to be moderate risk-takers rather than high or low risk-takers. • Want concrete feedback on their performance. • Often tend to be loners, and not team players.

31. Achievement Motivation Theory The Background of Achievement Motivation Theory Ways to develop high-achievement needs: • Obtain feedback on performance and use the information to channel efforts into areas where success will likely be attained • Emulate people who have been successful achievers; • Develop an internal desire for success and challenges • Daydream in positive terms by picturing oneself as successful in the pursuit of important objectives

32. Achievement Motivation Theory International Findings on Achievement Motivation Theory • Polish industrialists were high achievers scoring 6.58 (U.S. managers’ scored an average of 6.74) • Managers in countries as diverse as the United States and those of the former Soviet bloc in Central Europe have high needs for achievement • Later studies did not find a high need for achievement in Central European countries • Average high-achievement score for Czech industrial managers was 3.32 (considerably lower than U.S. managers)

33. 11 16 21 27 32 37 43 48 53 59 64 69 75 80 85 91 96 101 107 110 India USA South Africa Canada Others Austria Germany France Brazil Mexico Costa Rica Spain Others South Korea Others 5 23 41 59 77 95 Selected Countries on the Uncertainty-Avoidanceand Masculinity Scales Masculinity index Weak uncertainty avoidance Weak uncertainty avoidance Feminine Masculine Great Britain Norway Finland Others Uncertainty avoidance index Japan Strong uncertainty avoidance Strong uncertainty avoidance Feminine Masculine Adapted from Figure 12–5: Selected Countries on the Uncertainty-Avoidance and Masculinity Scales

34. Achievement Motivation Theory International Findings on Achievement Motivation Theory • Achievement motivation theory must be modified to meet the specific needs of the local culture: • The culture of many countries does not support high achievement • Anglo cultures and those that reward entrepreneurial effort do support achievement motivation and their human resources should probably be managed accordingly Hofstede offers the following advice: The countries on the feminine side . . . distinguish themselves by focusing on quality of life rather than on performance and on relationships between people rather than on money and things. This means social motivation: quality of life plus security and quality of life plus risk.

35. Select Process Theories Equity Theory • When people perceive they are being treated equitably it will have a positive effect on their job satisfaction • If they believe they are not being treated fairly (especially in relation to relevant others) they will be dissatisfied which will have a negative effect on their job performance and they will strive to restore equity. There is considerable research to support the fundamental equity principle in Western work groups. When the theory is examined on an international basis, the results are mixed.

36. Select Process Theories Equity Theory • Equity perceptions among managers and nonmanagers in an Israeli kibbutz production unit • Everyone was treated the same but managers reported lower satisfaction levels than the workers • Managers perceived their contributions to be greater than other groups in the kibbutz and felt under compensated for their value and effort

37. Select Process Theories Equity Theory • Employees in Asia and the Middle East often readily accept inequitable treatment in order to preserve group harmony • Men and women in Japan and Korea (and Latin America) typically receive different pay for doing the same work – due to years of cultural conditioning women may not feel they are treated inequitably These results indicate equity theory is not universally applicable in explaining motivation and job satisfaction

38. Select Process Theories Goal-Setting Theory • A process theory that focuses on how individuals go about setting goals and responding to them and the overall impact of this process on motivation • Specific areas that are given attention in goal-setting theory include: • The level of participation in setting goals • Goal difficulty • Goal specificity • The importance of objective • Timely feedback to progress toward goals

39. Select Process Theories Goal-Setting Theory • Unlike many theories of motivation, goal setting has been continually refined and developed • There is considerable research evidence showing that employees perform extremely well when they are assigned specific and challenging goals that they have had a hand in setting • Most of these studies have been conducted in the United States – few have been carried out in other cultures

40. Select Process Theories Goal-Setting Theory • Norwegian employees shunned participation and preferred to have their union representatives work with management in determining work goals • Researchers concluded that individual participation in goal setting was seen as inconsistent with the prevailing Norwegian philosophy of participation through union representatives • In the United States employee participation in setting goals is motivational – it had no value for the Norwegian employees in this study

41. Select Process Theories Expectancy Theory • Expectancy Theory A process theory that postulates that motivation is influenced by a person’s belief that • Effort will lead to performance • Performance will lead to specific outcomes, and • The outcomes will be of value to the individual.

42. Select Process Theories Expectancy Theory Expectancy theory predicts that high performance followed by high rewards will lead to high satisfaction Does this theory have universal application? • Eden found some support for it while studying workers in an Israeli kibbutz • Matsui and colleagues found it could be successfully applied in Japan Expectancy theory could be culture-bound – international managers must be aware of this limitation in motivating human resources since expectancy theory is based on employees having considerable control over their environment (a condition that does not exist in many cultures)

43. Motivation AppliedJob Design, Work Centrality, and Rewards Job Design Quality of Work Life: The Impact of Culture • Quality of work life (QWL) is not the same throughout the world. • Assembly-line employees in Japan work at a rapid pace for hours and have very little control over their work activities • Assembly-line employees in Sweden work at a more relaxed pace and have a great deal of control over their work activities • U.S. assembly-line employees typically work somewhere between – at a pace less demanding than Japan’s but more structured than Sweden’s • QWL may be directly related to the culture of the country.

44. Cultural Dimensions Adapted from Table 12–6: Cultural Dimensions in Japan, Sweden, and the United States

45. Motivation AppliedJob Design, Work Centrality, and Rewards Sociotechnical Job Designs • The objective of these designs is to integrate new technology into the workplace so that workers accept and use it to increase overall productivity • New technology often requires people learn new methods and in some cases work faster • Employee resistance is common • Effective sociotechnical design can overcome these problems

46. Motivation AppliedJob Design, Work Centrality, and Rewards Sociotechnical Job Designs • Some firms have introduced sociotechnical designs for better blending of their personnel and technology without sacrificing efficiency • General Foods • Autonomous groups at its Topeka, Kansas plant • Workers share responsibility and work in a highly democratic environment • Other U.S. firms have opted for a self-managed team approach • Multifunctional teams with autonomy for generating successful product innovation is more widely used by successful U.S., Japanese, and European firms than any other teamwork concept

47. Motivation AppliedJob Design, Work Centrality, and Rewards Work Centrality • The importance of work in an individual’s life can provide important insights into how to motivate human resources in different cultures • Japan has the highest level of work centrality • Israel has moderately high levels • The United States and Belgium have average levels • The Netherlands and Germany have moderately low levels • Britain has low levels

48. Motivation AppliedJob Design, Work Centrality, and Rewards Work Centrality Value of Work • Work is an important part of most people’s lifestyles due to a variety of conditions • Americans and Japanese work long hours because the cost of living is high • Most Japanese managers expect their salaried employees who are not paid extra to stay late at work, and overtime has become a requirement of the job • There is recent evidence that Japanese workers may do far less work in a business day than outsiders would suspect

49. Motivation AppliedJob Design, Work Centrality, and Rewards Work Centrality Value of Work • In recent years, the number of hours worked annually by German workers has been declining, while the number for Americans has been on the rise. • Germans place high value on lifestyle and often prefer leisure to work, while their American counterparts are just the opposite. • Research reveals culture may have little to do with it • A wider range of wages (large pay disparity) within American companies than in German firms creates incentives for American employees to work harder.

50. Motivation AppliedJob Design, Work Centrality, and Rewards Work Centrality Value of Work • Impact of overwork on the physical condition of Japanese workers • One-third of the working-age population suffers from chronic fatigue • The Japanese prime minister’s office found a majority of those surveyed complained of • Being chronically tired • Feeling emotionally stressed • Abusive conditions in the workplace • Karoshi (“overwork” or “job burnout”) is now recognized as a real social problem