Employee Motivation

Discussion 1: Employee Motivation
Reply to Gwendolyn Diego
Thank you for your explanation of discretionary benefits and how they add to the organization's employees' feeling of being valued. However, I do think that most of the discretionary benefits are "extrinsic" in nature. In the course text, we're told that extrinsic benefits include both monetary and nonmonetary compensation, with the latter comprising benefits such as paid time off and insurance. Therefore, I think discretionary benefits are more of extrinsic benefits as opposed to intrinsic. What do you think about this?
Reply to Alexis Scharp
Great and insightful post. As you've defined intrinsic motivation, reflects the employees' psychological mind-sets that result from performing their jobs. I think satisfying social, esteem, and self-actualization needs from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs theory goes a long way in motivating employees intrinsically. With employees and supervisors covering the social needs, one is likely to get the int...