What are the different motivational theories? How are the Liverpool Football Club's players motivated?

Basically, there are 3 main motivational theories:

Herzberg's Motivation- Hygiene Theory

This theory focuses more on the job satisfaction of employees.Factors that causes dissatisfaction(hygiene factors) and what causes satisfaction(motivational factors)

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

The five categories build upon each other so that a person will only strive to fulfill the higher-level needs when those at the lower level have been met.

McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y

Theory X is assumptions that employees dislike work and Theory Y is assumptions that employees like work.

I believe that Herzberg's Motivational Theory is most appropriate theory. It differentiates the factors that satisfies and dissatisfies a job clearly. If followed, it would definitely benefit the productivity of output of a certain organization.

Liverpool Football Club's players motivation:

Liverpool players are motivated by the fans or more famously known as 'The Kop'. The atmosphere that they give when the team plays at their home-ground, Anfield, would give the oppositions the chills. This states that Liverpool FC players are motivated by non-financial incentives. Another factor is definitely the wages and bonus rewards.

From what is stated above, it shows that Liverpool Football Club's players are motivated by not only financial incentives but also non-financial incentives. The support that the teams get from the fans, raises high spirit and atmosphere in the stadium that drives the players to deliver the best performance that they can give which would lead to glory. That is complimented by the wages that they earn.

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