BYP1-6 Wayne Terrago‚ controller for Robbin Industries‚ was reviewing production cost reports for the year. One amount in these reports continued to bother him—advertising. During the year‚ the company had instituted an expensive advertising campaign to sell some of its slower-moving products. It was still too early to tell whether the advertising campaign was successful. There had been much internal debate as how to report advertising cost. The vice president of finance argued that advertising costs
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factors influence motivation we need to understand the research and theories developed to define and explain motivation. Discussion Motivational theories dating back to the early 1950’s “provide a foundation to today’s motivational concepts”. (Robbins‚ 2005) Abraham Maslow introduced the “hierarchy of needs” theory suggesting that needs are a physiological or psychological deficiency that a person feels the urge to satisfy. Maslow’s theory proposes that individuals are motivated by multiple needs
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Cited: Robbins‚ Stephen P.‚ David A. DeCenzo‚ and Mary Coulter. Fundamentals of Management: Essential Concepts and Applications. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Prentice Hall‚ 2001. Print. Sims‚ Ronald R. The Challenge of Front-line Management: Flattened Organizations
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Tyco International Ltd contributed to this failure. Robbins and Judge (2007) explain how managers coordinate social units of an organization in order to achieve common goals. Management performs several functions in a company that may include: planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and
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Team Debate Paper Rhonda Baskin‚ Carmil Gregory‚ Peter Hill and David Sutherland BCOM/275 February 24‚ 2013 Instructor: Jennifer Buchholz Should marijuana be legalized for personal use? This is a question that many have been asking as well as debating over for many years. Marijuana has been used for many medicinal purposes throughout medical history. However‚ many consider marijuana to be gateway drug that could lead to harder drug use. Many argue that marijuana use poses less of a threat
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Mrs. Hall English III 26 April 2013 The Life of Audrey Hepburn Thesis: Although Audrey Hepburn went through her parents divorcing‚ then being sent boarding school at the age of 5‚ living through WWI‚ she still managed to dance‚ which led her into her acting career; she starred in a plethora of well-known films‚ yet in her last 25 years she still wanted to give back and be a part of UNICEF to help those unfortunate in Africa and Latin America. I. Audrey Hepburn’s childhood had
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direction‚ reduce uncertainty‚ uncover potential inefficiencies‚ and identify clear goals and outcomes (Robbins‚ Decenzo‚ & Coulter‚ 2010). During a time of change‚ just as with any landscape that is dynamic‚ plans should be developed that are clear and goal-oriented but that also afford room for adjustment‚ correction‚ and contingencies. The ability to adjust course‚ according to Robbins‚ Decenzo‚ and Coulter (2010)‚ “is particularly important as plans are implemented. Managers need to stay
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Introduction Motivation of employees at work is a subject widely discussed by human resources practioners. A plethora of potential benefits and importance of motivation in an organisation have been laid out and theories have often been used to vividly explain motivation. As such it is the aim of this essay to explain why it is important to motivate employees in an organisation with reference to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs and McGregor’s theory X and Y of motivation. Definition of terms Motivation
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was a renowned for his hierarchy of needs theory. Several recommendations will be provided on how Better Place could have avoided their demise based on Maslow’s theory. The behavioural approach is the sole emphasis on the actions of employees (Robbins et al. 2011‚ p. 25). Several behavioural approaches are used by managers on a daily basis to motivate and lead employees in order to achieve higher performance outcomes. From the 1930’s – 1950’s‚ the human relations movement was based on the idea
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the expectation that the act will be followed by a given outcome and on the attractiveness of that outcome to the individual (Robbins & Coulter‚ 2012). ’’ Equity theory is about the outcomes and the relationship with the inputs. There is then a comparison with the outputs and inputs ratios. “Reinforcement theory says that behavior is a function of its consequences (Robbins & Coulter‚ 2012).” CREATE A WORK ENVIRONMENT OF EXCELLENCE 1. Build an idea 2. Hire upbeat employees 3. Be approachable 4.
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