... and energy people put into their work. In order for a person to generate energy and effort, they need to be stimulated by the work they, environment they work in. Most of people are highly motivated when they are well matched to their job. It is the fit between people and their jobs which determines an individual's level of motivation.1 The fit of job to an individual is not the only motivating characteristic of work. Accordingly to Huczynski and Buchanan there are other important characteristics in form of work motivation theories, which can be divided into three distinct but related perspectives, from which we can explore motivation: content theories, process theories and job enrichment theories2. First perspective from which we can examine motivation characteristics of work are the content theories, which ask: 'What are the main motives for our behaviour?'. This means they look for specific things that motivate e.g. ...

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