... want to motivate their workers as much as possible so given tasks will be completed as quickly and to the best of the workers ability as possible. Workers performance is given by the formulae. Performance = function (ability x motivation) Therefore to increase performance the different forms of motivation must be examined. (Mullins 1999, p406) Intrinsic and Extrinsic methods of motivation. Intrinsic motivators are 'psychological' rewards, and extrinsic physical or tangible rewards. Non-financial rewards have been recognised in the last few decades as another method to motivation. In the past managers always gave cash incentives to motivate workers, but after work done by Maslow, Mayo and McGregor other intrinsic motivators have been introduced. It was felt that workers would be psychologically motivated by task variety, self-regulation, and principles of closure, interaction and co-operation with others. (Hall 1997, p358) Tangible rewards were seen as the key to motivation until the 1960's and 70's ...

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