Essays on Motivation

Introduction Management can be defined as a creative problem solving which is accomplished through four basic functions: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. All functions are vitally important as failure to accomplish one function may lead to failure of the overall project. Actually, in accounting firm …

The Bank of Muscat applies many concepts of the motivational theories within its organization. The Herzberg’s two factor theory states hygiene and motivating factors. As far as these factors are concerned, a lot of effort is put so that it is ensured that employees get …

The Steadiness Style, as compared to the four major behavioral styles – dominant, interactive, and cautious styles – are known to be the most considerate and compassionate individuals when it comes to building relationships and being involved with other individuals. The Steadiness Styles are dependable …

This essay examines the topic on ‘psychology and motivation’, where money has long been considered the most effective motivator of staff. Therefore, three specific management theories would be used in this paper to evaluate the use of monetary incentives in employee motivation. Motivation is purely …

Case Summary: NoGo Railroad Dave Keller a chief dispatcher with limited managerial experience has gotten a major promotion, making him the communication manager of the division. However this promotion has come with numerous problems. Because of NoGo Railroads unique operations it has had little to …

The goal-setting theory states that employees are motivated when they are given a specific goal. Mary Ellen Sheets set goals and had business plans made so she knew approximately how well the company would do. She wanted everyone to have a good experience with a …

Abstract International business fuels competition between different geographic regions in China. The need to become a part of the World Trade Organization, and the need to attract significant investments put Guangzhou and Shanghai into an extremely competitive environment. Guangzhou’s experience reveals the hidden facets of …

Fast-food restaurants in New York may soon be increasing employee pay – even if the statewide minimum wage doesn’t increase. On Monday, a panel organized by the New York state government to study fast-food wages revealed plans to recommend a substantial increase in worker pay …

Organizational Commitment and Communication Paper Week 3 COM/530 10/27/2011 Introduction A look at an organization’s communication and leadership styles can say a lot about the organization as a whole. Google has a relaxed atmosphere, where management allows workers to create their own schedules; and fosters …

How to Motivate Employees BUS 201 Principles of Management Prof Brittney Davis By Alesia Smith March 18, 2013 How to Motivate Employees The typical employee needs to be able to provide for their family as well as have job security. At the same time an …

“Technological advances at the end of the 20th century have allowed companies to globalize, facilitating the sale of their goods and services in foreign markets. Communications, empowerment, and learning will be the three greatest deciding factors in the success of these new multinational firms. ” …

Imagine yourself trying to find a job as a fresh graduate in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Not only would you be looking for employment in one of the most tumultuous regions in the world, in challenging economic times, but you would …

Strategies towards betterment for team management The research will be based on the following questions: How can we eliminate the harmful factors of staff management I. E performance appraisal? How can the employee’s play an important part for the organizational success? What are the feedbacks …

Social Inventions of groups of people working to achieve their goals Goal Accomplishment- Individual assembled to achieve goals that cannot be done by one man alone Group Effort – By combining as a team, they can thus work efficiently to achieve goals What is Organizational …

In-house training Introduction The role of Training and development is the field which is concerned with organizational activity aimed at bettering the performance of Individuals and groups in an organizational setting. Training focusing on doing activities to develop for current job and development to prepare …

In many companies, managers struggle to improve or motivate employee actions or behaviors to get desired results. Many managers turn to organizational behavior modification. Behavior modification is used in organizations to shape individual behavior though the use of positive and negative consequences. Organizational behavior modification …

The expectancy theory of motivation, which was first produced by Victor Vroom, has become a generally accepted theory for explaining how individuals make decisions concerning different behavioural alternatives. According to Vroom to motivate someone mere offer a person something to satisfy his important needs will …

Introduction In order to solve the problem of absenteeism in the company, I intend to come up with two motivation theories to enhance the employees’ work enthusiasm and therefore Improve their work performance and efficiency. Two theories are content theories and process theories. The existence …

What Makes a Good Teacher Every person has their own opinion of what a good teacher is. For me, the best kind of teacher is someone who enjoys the subject they are teaching. They generally care for their students, and want to see them succeed in …

Everyone regulates their emotions and some better than others. A majority of the time we do not even realize we are doing so because of a very powerful unconscious. Emotion regulation is a relatively new section of psychology because it has yet to be extensively …

This report has been written with the purpose to explore the triggers/causes of change currently evident at Hofford Distribution and to propose organisational changes, which can be implemented to overcome these areas. Over recent years, many organisations have undergone organisational change, from fine-tuning to corporate …

In the realm of higher education, where aspirations and dreams intertwine, a thought-provoking perspective emerges, inviting us to explore the complexities of making college universally free. Funding education requires significant investment, which must be sourced from somewhere. Without tuition fees, alternative funding methods such as …

Imagine that you are a participant in a panel discussion with Sigmund Freud, Carl Rogers, Albert Bandura, and Albert Ellis. (more…)

Introduction This paper summarises the views of two authors on how job applicants or potential employees perceive selection procedures. Both articles focus on employees’ perceptions of selection methods. Article 1: “Applicants Perceptions of Selection Procedures and Decisions: A Critical Review and Agenda for the Future”. …

From the above figures given about sales and the number of customers for the last five years, we can deduce that sales and patronage started to drop from the year 1999. The decrease has been progressive. Sales decrease as wastage increases. Many factors can be …

Jesminder “Jess” Kaur Bhamra presents today with difficulties she is having at home. She comes from a very traditional and strict Indian family where gender roles are clearly defined. Women are expected to learn to cook and care for their husbands, who are, of course, …

A few miles south of your usual city packed with loud, noisy, busy people lay a small village of friendly folk. It was Spring in the land and in that one rural village the orchards blossomed, birds sung and the sun did not want to …

Multi-National Corporation Rewards Program Tammy Engel CTU Online MGM336 March 19, 2012 Professor Moutaz Abou-Robieh Abstract Designing a rewards program that will be an attraction for new employees and a reason to stay for existing staff can be difficult for any corporation, but is made …

Motivation is a process in which the individual’s attention and interests are aroused and directed towards definite goals. One’s attention and interest can be evoked to the extent that the person’s needs, May it be basic or acquired are the ones involved (Bustos, 1996). Learning …

The human society is a very complicated structure. It consists of a huge quantity of members, each of them with their own thoughts, emotions and experiences. The notion of “society” unifies all those members and therefore, they must correspond to the standards of that society. …