Question

Your best friend works as a manager at a local restaurant in your small town.  provide concrete examples to highlight what external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation, and intrinsic motivation might look like in this specific job. please use different tasks that might be required or completed in the job to help you highlight the different forms of motivation; be clear about how your example fits with the specific form of motivation

Answer 1

External regulation- Motivation that comes from external sources, such as monetary rewards and trophies, is called extrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation is reward-driven behavior. It’s a type of operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is a form of behavior modification that uses rewards or punishments to increase or decrease the likelihood that specific behaviors will recur.

Taking the example of manager at our local restaurant in our small town following are the examples which are best fitted for the same.

• competing in sports for trophies
• completing work for money
• customer loyalty discounts
• buy one, get one free sales
• frequent flyer rewards

Introjected regulation refers to doing something in order to maintain self-esteem or pride or to avoid guilt or anxiety. Introjected regulation is motivation for a behavior is guilt, worry or shame. Introjected regulation inspires an individual to enact a behavior not because he wants to, but because he fears not to out of a sense of obligation.

An example of introjected regulation applicable for manager is a person who goes to church every Sunday because he fears a negative effect in the afterlife or the negative reaction of his peers at a church event he doesn't necessarily find enjoyment in the service itself. Avoid this form of motivation if at all possible, as it fosters anxiety. When succumbing to this form of motivation, it's difficult for individuals to feel positive and confident about their actions.

Identified Regulation For instance, a person may recognize that studying grammar for English class is an important means to the end of becoming a successful writer. This is a subcategory of external motivation that's more self-determined and personal than external regulation: External regulation may be for a more immediate positive reward, while identified regulation is used to achieve an end that affects an individual's personal well-being and desires. Same applied for the same person.

Intrinsic Motivation For instance, if a person feels motivated to play a game of football and his motivation stems from the joy that he experiences while playing, not the promise of a prize or any other influence, then his motivation is intrinsic. Intrinsic motivation fosters creativity and high-quality learning. It also encourages a sense of autonomy because the individual is acting out of his own interest and nothing else. People's hobbies are usually intrinsically motivated because people pursue them out of a sense of interest and enjoyment that's seldom found in their school or work activities. Same appies for the same manager.