The effect of work related stress on employee productivity By A research proposal in partial fulfillment for the required award of a bachelor degree in business management department of Masinde Muliro university of science and technology. March‚ 2012 DECLARATION Declaration by the researchers SIGN DATE Declaration by the supervisor PROFESSOR J.B. OSENO SIGN……………………. DATE………………………… TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration Dedication Acknowledgement Abbreviations Abstract
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0.1 INTRODUCTION The concept of work motivation has become very crucial to individuals and organisational success‚ Hence the reason why several researchers‚ theorists and scholars have sought to understand and determine what actually motivates people so as to build a productive and effective workforce. Simon et al (2010). Human beings are seen to be the most valuable asset of any organisation because without people‚ machines cannot operate themselves; neither can operations nor processes fall
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Q.1…… Answer…… Entrepreneurship is the tendency of a person to organize his own business and run it profitably‚ exploiting the qualities of leadership‚ decision making‚ managerial caliber‚ etc. Risk Talking Risk-taking in its true sense indicates that risk is ignored in taking decisions and actions. We should rightfully use the word ‘risk averse’ for the entrepreneurs. Risk averseness implies taking ‘calculated’ risk and expecting premium for the risk taken. As the risk goes up the expected
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overall growth and success of the organization. Retention of key employees is critical to the long term health and success of any organization. Focusing on employee retention techniques can positively impact the organization as it increases employee productivity‚ performance‚ quality of work‚ profits‚ and reduce turnover and absenteeism. Employee retention is a process in which the employees are encouraged to remain with the organization for the maximum period of time or until the completion of the
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Workplace Motivation and Productivity Management today‚ tends to be obsessed with employee motivation toward increased motivation and productivity. Companies have adopted numerous motivation philosophies over the last few decades‚ and many find the same productivity issues exist post-implementation. Psychologists have discovered that productivity in the workplace can be affected positively or negatively with the utilization of various motivational theories available today‚ dependent on how they
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IMPACT OF WORK STRESS ON EMPLOYEES’ PRODUCTIVITY IN AN ORGANIZATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY There has been an increasing amount of talk about “employee stress” over the past decade. Quite what it is and how best to combat it are two aspects which are rather less-documented. Stress is a more subjective topic than most we have so far encountered. People may have widely differing views about its causes‚ impacts and‚ even‚ very existence. The workplace of the 21st century
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employee’s motivation from the leadership. Motivation of the employees is considered as an important factor which is used in improving employee performance thus helping any business or organization to achieve its long term objectives. Leaders can use their positions to motivate employees through incentives and recognition. Consequently‚ performance of the employees can also be awarded through cash incentives as it improves the morale for employees to increase their capabilities. The long term impact of employee
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Employee Motivation and its Most Influential Factors Prepared for: Professor Mary Groves University of Nevada‚ Reno Prepared by: Randall E. Berkson Ross W. Martin Brandon V. Smith Jordan M. Worley 12/13/2012 To: From: Mary Groves
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY Nicholas Bloom John Van Reenen Working Paper 16019 http://www.nber.org/papers/w16019 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 May 2010 This paper has been prepared for a chapter in the Handbook of Labor Economics Volume IV edited by David Card and Orley Ashenfelter. We would like to thank the Economic and Social Research Council for their financial support through the Center for
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“AN STUDY ON EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION AT TAURUS AUTOMATION” PROJECT REPORT Submitted to the UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS In the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree BBA (BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION) PROJECT CODE : MAM6Q Submitted by P.Saranya -(Reg-non NK13483) Under the guidance of Mrs. S.V.HARSHINI‚ MBA.‚ M.Phil.‚ NET (ASST PROFESSOR - MANAGEMENT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT) DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE J
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