Essays Tagged: "employee motivation"

: the basic functions of Human Resource Management: planning and forecasting human resource requirements, recruitment and selection, appraisal, evaluation and employee motivation. UOP: MGT 431

g and forecasting human resource requirements, recruitment and selection, appraisal, evaluation and employee motivation. Additionally, this paper addresses employee quality of life and productivity pr ... anagement involves a variety of activities, which include recruitment, and screening of prospective employees, the study of training needs, preparing human resource forecasts, the development of compe ...

(7 pages) 2614 3 4.1 Sep/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Essay on theories behind and Motivation techniques, including the Herzberg Theory, etc as applied to an organization. Word count: 1805

tion from one source to another.In this document, our group will describe the different theories on employee motivation and describe how our chosen organization, Xxx, modeled its people's strategy aro ... ects with reachable goals, and they should be provided frequent feedback. High need for affiliation employees with a high affiliation need perform best in a cooperative environment. While the high nee ...

(7 pages) 1262 4 4.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

A Brief Introduction to Theory X and Y

A Brief Introduction to Theory X and YMcGregor related employee motivation to the style of management. He categorized employee behavior into two types - Th ... le of management. He categorized employee behavior into two types - Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X employees are categorized as lazy and unmotivated and only worked when forced to and never worked ha ... as lazy and unmotivated and only worked when forced to and never worked hard. By contrast Theory Y employees seemed to like work, were eager to please and worked hard on their own initiative. McGrego ...

(3 pages) 191 2 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

MGT 331: Motivation Report

e source to another (Secretan, 1999).In this report, Team A will describe the different theories on employee motivation and describe how our chosen organization modeled its people's strategy around th ... here at Capital One Auto Finance. The reason is because they provide many different things to allow employees to have sustenance in the workplace. For instance we have a place to obtain food and water ...

(12 pages) 698 3 4.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

SWOT analysis of EasyJet

a flat hierarchy whereby the management work closely with those below them in the chain of command. Employees are given responsibility to make decisions themselves. This empowerment is not only elimin ... layers, ensures any situation is dealt with as quickly bas possible but is also thought to increase employee motivation. (Maslow see appendix Fig.1). This type of adaptive corporate culture then links ...

(9 pages) 752 3 4.2 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Employee Motivation for MGT 331

Employee MotivationIt is the assignment of this paper to analyze an internet article on employee mot ... ed at work." (2002, p. 147)Phase one of this assignment is selecting an internet article related to employee motivation and analyzing its contents. The article that was chosen is entitled, "Employee M ... " The article begins by stating,The job of a manager in the workplace is to get things done through employees. To do this the manager should be able to motivate employees. But that's easier said then ...

(3 pages) 390 0 3.6 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Privacy in the Employee Handbook

Privacy in the Employee HandbookThe Employee handbook plays an important role in communicating the organization's p ... nt role in communicating the organization's policies as well as rules and regulations. It gives the employee a source to understand some of the responsibilities, benefits, wages, appraisals and restri ... rights issues, privacy protections to limit the company's liability, privacy protections to enhance employee motivation and productivity, ethical considerations and different ways to address state, fe ...

(6 pages) 1130 0 4.8 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

The X Theory and Y Theory

e of Enterprise. Theory X and Theory Y are most commonly referred to in the field of management and employee motivation. McGregor's theories, although over 40 years old, remain a basic principle from ... supervision, and extremely tight control. The soft approach is to be lenient in hope that in return employees will cooperate with management. However, neither of these approaches seems to be the most ...

(2 pages) 143 1 3.7 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Dream Job Letter

tor position with a fortune 500 company. Some of my experience which includes but is not limited to employee motivation, commitment to company, excellent customer service, company ethics, salaries, te ...

(2 pages) 55 0 2.3 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Why team working is important to organization like EKATO? Case Study

work are:1. High output and productivity2. Improving quality and encouraging innovation3. Improving employee motivation and commitment4. Individual targets are achieved5. Increase customer satisfactio ... k internally with each other to achieve a common objective. A self-managed team is a small group of employees responsible for an entire work process, improve their operation or product, plan their wor ...

(6 pages) 175 0 3.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

HRM- job analysis and design

RO) strongly advocates the satisfaction of high quality work performance through the advancement of employee motivation. However, analysis provides that collateral refinement of the current design may ... curacy, although it is very time-consuming and costly (Werther et al, 1996). The facilitation of an employee log or diary enables the HRO to periodically summarise tasks and activities. This collectio ...

(13 pages) 541 0 5.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Employee motivation in Call center

rformance can be considered as a function of ability and motivation. As a result, the importance of employee motivation is recognised, and the factors about the motivation are addressed. Finally, some ... some recommendations for overcoming the problems at the call centre are suggested.Motivation of our employees is one of the most important issues facing companies today. The need to instil our employe ...

(9 pages) 342 0 3.7 Apr/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Employee Motivation.

Abstract.Employee motivation is the psychological feature that arouses an employee to behave in a certain man ... . self-esteem, need for achievement, and intrinsic motivation. There has been a growing emphasis on employee's needs rather than just organizational needs, and recognition of the strategic value of em ... est potential. Organizations have become increasingly aware that the effective development of their employees' skills and knowledge has benefits for the whole organization. Performance appraisal can b ...

(12 pages) 693 0 4.3 Aug/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Issue of Privacy in the Workplace.

The Employee handbook plays an important role in communicating the organization's policies as well as ru ... nt role in communicating the organization's policies as well as rules and regulations. It gives the employee a source to understand some of the responsibilities, benefits, wages, appraisals and restri ... rights issues, privacy protections to limit the company's liability, privacy protections to enhance employee motivation and productivity, ethical considerations and different ways to address state, fe ...

(5 pages) 194 0 5.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Motivating Employees.

Managing employees is known to be one of the biggest problems businesses have to face. This is mainly because ... t problems businesses have to face. This is mainly because employers often don't know how to handle employees. Employee motivation is the psychological feature that arouses an employee to behave in a ... - self-esteem, need for achievement, and intrinsic motivation. There has been a growing emphasis on employee's needs rather than just organizational needs, as well as recognition of the strategic valu ...

(14 pages) 528 0 4.6 Oct/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Principles and Functions of Management.

A vast number of employees every year leave their jobs because of the following reasons: poor coaching and feedback, ... hy do managers act differently and behavioral presuppositions of many writers fail? Many methods of employee motivation have been developed, but only a few sources concentrate on motivation guideline ... s no single way to view behavioral science when it comes to speaking about management. Managers are employees as well and the same motivational principles and maintenance (Hygiene) needs should be app ...

(5 pages) 139 0 3.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Explain briefly with examples on the three theories in motivation and how it applies to business organisation today.

vidual needs.Motivation is an important thing that managers need to understand what motivates their employees to have good performance. By motivating the employees, the organization can get benefits f ... performance. By motivating the employees, the organization can get benefits from that for example, employees can increase their performance and productivity, increased job satisfaction, employees wil ...

(5 pages) 195 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Explain briefly with examples on the three theories in motivation and how it applies to business organisation today.

vidual needs.Motivation is an important thing that managers need to understand what motivates their employees to have good performance. By motivating the employees, the organization can get benefits f ... performance. By motivating the employees, the organization can get benefits from that for example, employees can increase their performance and productivity, increased job satisfaction, employees wil ...

(5 pages) 87 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Improving performance in cleaning company: Sheenco

rformance can be considered as a function of ability and motivation. As a result, the importance of employee motivation is recognised, and the factors about the motivation are addressed. Also, because ... vation can be improved quickly. The job of a manager in the workplace is to get things done through employees. To do this, the manager should be able to motivate employees. Therefore, it is important ...

(11 pages) 164 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

How might motivational theories help you, as a Managing Director of a supermarket chain?

nderstanding and appreciation of the simple yet complex human nature is a prerequisite to effective employee motivation and by extension, effective management and leadership.A knowledge of motivationa ... scientific management, addressed the design and study of work that would maximize the efficiency of employees. He held that inefficiency was a management's problem, early job completion would lead to ...

(5 pages) 148 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management