Why should we even bother to look into the motivational theories? My view — there’s food for thought in each one. There’s no perfectly correct theory to choose from. (I wish there was, that would make our lives as managers much easier!)

So, in my view it’s worth taking a look at both some of the classic, and more recent, motivational theories to improve our base understanding of motivation. It’s interesting to see how different theories have evolved over time, and, for many of us, by the end of our careers there will likely be better research around to draw from.

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