how to synthesize different authors work

I am having a hard time trying to write synthesize several theorists' work into my paper. My assignment is to find theories on motivation and write about it. Research is new for me but I have run across different views/theories of motivation, however when I try to put my words on paper I get stuck trying to add the information. Any advice will do. Thanks

Good morning.

"Synthesizing" is a word that means nothing more than "interpreting" or "understanding." It sounds like the assignment wants you to look at these works from these different authors and understand how they use motivation in the work.

You can start by making a list. What kinds of motivation are used in each of the texts? Once you have identified those theories you can then analyze them individually, or compare a couple of them together.

I hope this helps you get started. Once you have a list, I can help you organize your paper.

Regards,
Gloria
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Thanks Gloria,

I have gather information from:

Maslow- hiearchy of needs
Vroom- expectancy theory
McClellan- 3 key behavior influencing motivation
locke, latham- goal setting
Meyer and Allen- commitment in the workplace

I have gather notes but need to put it all together. Please let me know if I am on the right track. I will be sending an outline to get some advice on.

Thanks again

Yvette

I think you're off to a great start. You can take these different approaches and apply their basic ideas to the text and see which ones fit the best and which ones do not. Kind of an exercise in applying their principles to these texts.

When you have your outline, go ahead and post it and we can go from there.

Regards,
Gloria
Moderator, EssayForum.com