Organizational Behaviour
Title: Maintaining motivation in the workplace
Assignment task:
Option 2
Motivation is one of the most frequently researched topics on organizational behaviour according to Robbins, Judge Millett & Walters-Marsh (2008). Motivation among other things is about an individual’s persistence of effort towards attaining a goal.
1. How would you motivate employees in your workgroup to ensure:
a) They focus on attaining the goals of the workgroup? and;
b) Continue to maintain a consistent quality in their efforts to achieve those goals?
2. With reference to at least 2 models of motivation:
a) How effective is motivation with your immediate workgroup?
b) What are the implications of not applying motivation strategies or applying the wrong strategies in your workgroup?
Author: Collinthia Simon-Raymond
Word count: 1674
Executive summary:
Can motivation be maintained in the workplace? Keeping employees motivated in an organization appear to be a challenge. There are several reasons why employees get demotivated at work. This paper considers the methods by which employees can be kept motivated and concludes that motivation in the workplace can be maintained. This paper first defines motivation and explores some of the theories of motivation that has been studied. It then evaluates how effective motivation is in the accounts department of The Body Holiday (TBH) hotel and goes on to explain the implications of not applying motivation strategies or applying the wrong strategies at TBH accounts.
Table of contents
COMPANY HISTORY 5
INTRODUCTION 5
WHAT IS MOTIVATION? 5
1. A) HOW WOULD YOU MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES IN YOUR WORKGROUP TO ENSURE THEY FOCUS ON ATTAINING THE GOALS OF THE WORKGROUP? 6
1. B) HOW WOULD YOU MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES IN YOUR WORKGROUP TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT QUALITY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS? 7
2. A) HOW EFFECTIVE IS MOTIVATION WITH YOUR
Assignment task:
Option 2
Motivation is one of the most frequently researched topics on organizational behaviour according to Robbins, Judge Millett & Walters-Marsh (2008). Motivation among other things is about an individual’s persistence of effort towards attaining a goal.
1. How would you motivate employees in your workgroup to ensure:
a) They focus on attaining the goals of the workgroup? and;
b) Continue to maintain a consistent quality in their efforts to achieve those goals?
2. With reference to at least 2 models of motivation:
a) How effective is motivation with your immediate workgroup?
b) What are the implications of not applying motivation strategies or applying the wrong strategies in your workgroup?
Author: Collinthia Simon-Raymond
Word count: 1674
Executive summary:
Can motivation be maintained in the workplace? Keeping employees motivated in an organization appear to be a challenge. There are several reasons why employees get demotivated at work. This paper considers the methods by which employees can be kept motivated and concludes that motivation in the workplace can be maintained. This paper first defines motivation and explores some of the theories of motivation that has been studied. It then evaluates how effective motivation is in the accounts department of The Body Holiday (TBH) hotel and goes on to explain the implications of not applying motivation strategies or applying the wrong strategies at TBH accounts.
Table of contents
COMPANY HISTORY 5
INTRODUCTION 5
WHAT IS MOTIVATION? 5
1. A) HOW WOULD YOU MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES IN YOUR WORKGROUP TO ENSURE THEY FOCUS ON ATTAINING THE GOALS OF THE WORKGROUP? 6
1. B) HOW WOULD YOU MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES IN YOUR WORKGROUP TO ENSURE THEY CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT QUALITY IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS? 7
2. A) HOW EFFECTIVE IS MOTIVATION WITH YOUR
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