Comments on: Deming on intrinsic motivation http://blog.capablepeople.co.uk/2009/12/deming-on-intrinsic-motivation/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:08:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://blog.capablepeople.co.uk/2009/12/deming-on-intrinsic-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-2615 admin Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:08:56 +0000 http://blog.capablepeople.co.uk/?p=1377#comment-2615 It is interesting. I am sure I would be able to check this through a small amount of research, but it seems to me that Deming is proposing that such motivations are fragile. That is, if you place sufficient obstacles in the way, people are not inclined to spend much effort over-coming them. In plain terms, it is quite easy to destroy this motivation by pissing staff off. From personal experience I'd suggest that this is indeed quite true It is interesting. I am sure I would be able to check this through a small amount of research, but it seems to me that Deming is proposing that such motivations are fragile. That is, if you place sufficient obstacles in the way, people are not inclined to spend much effort over-coming them. In plain terms, it is quite easy to destroy this motivation by pissing staff off. From personal experience I’d suggest that this is indeed quite true

]]> By: Rob http://blog.capablepeople.co.uk/2009/12/deming-on-intrinsic-motivation/comment-page-1/#comment-2613 Rob Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:53:45 +0000 http://blog.capablepeople.co.uk/?p=1377#comment-2613 Intrinsic motivation can be explained via Attribution Theory. It emphasises the idea that people are motivated by the pleasant outcome of being able to feel good about themselves. Also peoples' self-perceptions will influence the ways in which they will interpret the success or failure of their current efforts and hence their future tendency to perform these same behaviors. Wrth checking out further. Deming must have been aware of this as it was first proposed by Fritz Heider in 1958. Intrinsic motivation can be explained via Attribution Theory. It emphasises the idea that people are motivated by the pleasant outcome of being able to feel good about themselves. Also peoples’ self-perceptions will influence the ways in which they will interpret the success or failure of their current efforts and hence their future tendency to perform these same behaviors.

Wrth checking out further.

Deming must have been aware of this as it was first proposed by Fritz Heider in 1958.

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