ARTICLE www.hbr.org Why Satisfied Customers Defect by Thomas O. Jones and W. Earl Sasser‚ Jr. Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief— the core idea The Idea in Practice— putting the idea to work 2 Why Satisfied Customers Defect 14 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Product 6838 Why Satisfied Customers Defect The Idea in Brief The Idea in
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Career Development International Emerald Article: Effects of wage and promotion incentives on the motivation levels of Japanese employees Kiyoshi Takahashi Article information: To cite this document: Kiyoshi Takahashi‚ (2006)‚"Effects of wage and promotion incentives on the motivation levels of Japanese employees"‚ Career Development International‚ Vol. 11 Iss: 3 pp. 193 - 203 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13620430610661722 Downloaded on: 10-01-2013 References: This
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Case study: Why Satisfied Customers Defect Situation Analysis In terms of customer satisfaction and loyalty‚ there are many opportunities in which a organisation or manager can implement in order strengthen themselves in a competitive marketplace and allow for many of their customer to transition from unsatisfied to satisfied to completely satisfied. For a organisation‚ the loyalty of a customer is key to success and the key to loyalty is satisfaction. When dealing with customers‚ a organisation’s
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Case Study 1 Question: Do managers have the right to seek control over their employees? Does anyone‚ for that matter‚ have their right to control others? Does control imply manipulation? And if so‚ is there anything wrong with managers manipulating employees through goal setting or other motivational Manipulation is getting what you want by ignoring or harming the desires of others. Manipulators use charm‚ persuasion‚ coaxing‚ trickery‚ and misdirection. The underlying idea is "I have to fool
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have enhanced the functionality of these organizations has been the individual(s) who work in such organizations (i.e. the employees). Even in organizations where there are more operating machines than human beings‚ the fact still remains that human beings are needed to operate the machines and direct the affairs of such organizations. Because of the importance of the employees in organizations‚ their effectiveness may go a long way in determining how well organizations achieve their set goals and
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goals. In the work goal context the psychological factors stimulating the people’s behaviour can be - * desire for money * success * recognition * job-satisfaction * team work‚ etc | One of the most important functions of management is to create willingness amongst the employees to perform in the best of their abilities. Therefore the role of a leader is to arouse interest in performance of employees in their jobs. The process of motivation consists of three stages:- 1. A felt need or
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What do engagement measures really mean? Angela Baron Abstract Purpose – This paper aims to discuss how and with what employees engage at work. It seeks to offer an explanation of ‘‘locus of engagement’’ – what aspects of their work individuals engage with to a lesser or greater extent – and ‘‘emotional’’ and ‘‘transactional’’ engagement – demonstrating that people can engage at different levels‚ both of which might result in performance but also in very different behaviors. Angela Baron
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Incident 2 Healthy Employees are Happy Employees 1. Describe Teow’s personality and leadership style. How does it foster or hinder his effort to transform CCN into a healthy and productive organization? - Teow’s personality is Extroverted‚ conscientious‚ empathy and observant. Extroversion has found on Teow’s personality which is the most important trait of effective leader according to the Big Five Personality Framework. His vision on productive organization is from employees. He relate present
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Introduction The 1980s witnessed a surge in popularity to examine the concept of organizational culture as managers became increasingly aware of the ways that an organizational culture can affect employees and organizations. This interest led management scholars and practitioners to undertake research investigations resulting in numerous articles‚ including a complete issue of Administrative Science Quarterly (September 1983)‚ Organization Dynamics (Autumn 1983) and Journal of Management Studies
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CYAN BLACK Managers can use a variety of carrots and sticks to encourage people to work together and accomplish change. Their ability to get results depends on selecting tools that match the circumstances they face. the primary task of management is to get people to work together in a systematic way. Like orchestra conductors‚ managers direct the talents and actions of various players to produce a desired result. It’s a complicated job‚ and it becomes much more so when managers are trying
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