I'm not sure I get this. He's saying that to do stuff people need to have motivation, ability and a trigger (which could presumably be just them thinking "hey, maybe I should do that"). Is that new? At all? Is there anything else to this "Behavior Model"?
And the referencing style seems a little, uh, odd.
My problem with this is it barely considers environmental factors and resources. Yet environmental factors affect motivation but using this model motivation would be seen as the issue, not environmental factors. Likewise, if the correct resources don't exist nothing will happen. I'm not always a fan of motivational theory but it is why I love Herzberg's Hygiene Factors.
The thought is that there are hygiene factors and motivators.
Hygiene Factors do not cause motivation on their own but if they do not exist motivation cannot occur (i.e. enough bathrooms, on it's own that doesn't make me work harder but if they are not there I'm pissed).
Only once hygiene factors are satisfactory can you focus on Motivators.
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And the referencing style seems a little, uh, odd.
This is scoring very highly on my crankometer.
e.g. http://www.behaviormodel.org/triggers.html
The thought is that there are hygiene factors and motivators.
Hygiene Factors do not cause motivation on their own but if they do not exist motivation cannot occur (i.e. enough bathrooms, on it's own that doesn't make me work harder but if they are not there I'm pissed).
Only once hygiene factors are satisfactory can you focus on Motivators.