demotivation

demotivation
demotivate de‧mo‧ti‧vate [diː'məʊtəveɪt ǁ -ˈmoʊ-] verb [transitive]
HUMAN RESOURCES to make people less willing to do their job:

• Delayering (= reducing the number of management levels ) can create insecurity, demotivate staff and lower their morale.

— demotivated adjective :

• As a result of the redundancies, we now have a demoralised and demotivated workforce.

— demotivating adjective :

• Lack of challenge can be very demotivating.

— demotivation noun [uncountable] :

• Demotivation in the workplace leads to a rise in the number of sick days.

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demotivation UK US /ˌdiːməʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ noun [U] HR
► lack of interest in and enthusiasm about your work: »

An unfair promotion process inevitably causes demotivation.

→ Compare MOTIVATION(Cf. ↑motivation)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • démotivation — [ demɔtivasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • déb. XXe; de démotiver, d apr. motivation 1 ♦ Ling. État d un mot démotivé. 2 ♦ Action de démotiver (qqn); fait d être démotivé. ⇒ démoralisation. La démotivation du personnel d une entreprise. ⊗ CONTR. Motivation. ●… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Demotivation — De|mo|ti|va|ti|on 〈[ va ] f. 20〉 Abschwächung der Motivation, des Interesses für eine Sache ● eine Demotivation der Schüler [→ demotivieren] * * * De|mo|ti|va|ti|on, die; , en (bildungsspr., Fachspr.): 1. das Demotivieren. 2. das Demotiviertsein …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Demotivation — De|mo|ti|va|ti|on 〈 [ va ] f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 das Demotivieren, Abschwächung der Motivation, des Interesses für eine Sache; schlechte Noten sind häufig eine Demotivation für Schüler …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • demotivation — demotivate ► VERB ▪ make less eager to work or make an effort. DERIVATIVES demotivation noun …   English terms dictionary

  • demotivation — n. * * * …   Universalium

  • demotivation — noun Feeling or state of being demotivated. See Also: demotivate, demotivated …   Wiktionary

  • Demotivation — De|mo|ti|va|ti|on [...v...] die; , en <zu ↑de... u. ↑Motivation>: 1. das Demotivieren. 2. das Demotiviertsein; Ggs. ↑Motivation …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Demotivation — De|mo|ti|va|ti|on, die; , en <neulateinisch> (das Demotivieren; das Demotiviertsein) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • demotivation — n …   Useful english dictionary

  • Double Demotivation — is a theory involving pay and motivation first postulated by S.C. Carr and MacLachlan. The double demotivation hypothesises that pay discrepancies decrease work motivation among both lower and higher paid individuals who essentially perform the… …   Wikipedia

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