Three Roles of Language in Motivation Theory

Jeremiah J. Sullivan

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Human Behavior and Motivation Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Management Theory and Practice

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Motivation theories, when viewed from the perspective of one versed in organizational communication, focus on language that informs and that reduces worker uncertainty. An extension of current theories to include the impact of three kinds of speech acts—uncertainty-reducing acts (perlocutionary), meaning-making acts (locutionary), and human-bonding acts (illocutionary)—on motivation is proposed.

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