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Compare different perspectives on human behavior and motivation and analyze how these translate to organizational reward systems.

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The solution compares behaviours and motivations in the context of reward systems.

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Linking your company goals, division goals and individual performance objectives to drive success for the company and for you. For this the motivation plays an important role in getting the desired performance from the employees.

According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary to motivate is to "impel or excite", oneself or other. Motivation composes of three acts; they are:
"Internal state or condition, which encourage the activation of behavior and gives it direction
Desire or want, which encourages directs goal-oriented behavior
Influence of needs and desires on the intensity and direction of behavior" (Huitt, 2001).

As per Maslow's theory there is a ...

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