MOD 2 Discussion
By: John Bulaoro
Scenario 1:
Independent variable:
Morale boosters
Dependent variable:
Employees’ morale
Mediating Variable:
Assumptions that it will not work for employees with supplemental incomes
Moderating Variable:
Improved working condition, pay raised and vacation benefits
Variable relationship
The scenario 1’s dependent variable is focus on the employees’ morale. To boost the morale of the employees the manager thinks of giving morale boosters like great vacation benefits, higher raise in salary and good working condition to her employees that would eventually help the company to have more production because the bottom-line of most great firms out there starts with the environment and relationships with their employees to have a strong company. These morale boosters are the independent variables. The mediating variable is the assumption of the manager that the employees with supplemental would have a little effect on them even if she raised the salaries, so in this scenario the mediating variable is the supplemental income that employees receive outside of the company.
Problem Statement
In the scenario one, the manager at the Haines Company thinks of the morale of her employees as one of the most important part of the company. And to make the morale high in her company she will give her employees a pay raise, great vacation benefits and good working conditions but in the scenario and reality every person has different things that can make them happy. So, having a morale booster in a company does not necessarily mean that all employees will be happy working in that company.