pg. 4). Motivation is what drives people to succeed and reach their goals and plays an important role in enhancing an organisation’s development. An employee’s motivation can play a big part in organisational behaviour‚ as it is a fundamental part of how the employee performs in their role and how they assist the organisation in attaining their goals. This essay will look at what motivation is‚ some of the theories regarding motivation‚ the factors that play a role in motivating employees‚ the need
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MBA DISSERTATION BCU Privatisation of State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Nigeria and it’s impact on national economy. Chapter One: Introduction‚ Aims and Objective Introduction Privatisation came into popularity in both developed and under developing countries following its successful results in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1957‚ when the Germany government sold majority of Volkswagen to private investors. Privatisation was also featured in Great Britain in the 1960s and 1970s by Mrs Margaret
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ABSTRACT Author Name: Tutor: Title: Employee Motivation in the Hotel Industry Background and Problem: Reading into the performance of some hotels and going through the multiple advertisements they place repeatedly in magazines‚ boasting about the quality of service they provide. It left me wondering what is so especial about these hotels‚ that is different from the so many others‚ what keeps employees so motivated that they go beyond their call of duty to provide services to the customers. With
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Post graduate Diploma in Human Resources. TITLE : Motivating and rewarding employees Introduction to Motivation At one time‚ employees were considered just another input into the production of goods and services. What perhaps changed this way of thinking about employees was research‚ referred to as the Hawthorne Studies‚ conducted by Elton Mayo from 1924 to 1932 (Dickson‚ 1973). This study found employees are not motivated solely by money and employee behavior is linked to their attitudes
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According to Greenberg (1999)‚ motivation is defines “as a process of arousing‚ directing and maintaining behavior towards a goal.” Where “directing” refers to the selection of a particular behavior; and ‘maintenance” refers to the inclination to behave with consistency in that manner until the desired outcome is met. Motivation is the force that transforms and uplifts people to be productive and perform in their jobs. Maximizing employee’s motivation is a necessary and vital to successfully accomplish
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MOTIVATION Motivation is the word derived from the word ’motive’ which means needs‚ desires‚ wants or drives within the individuals. It is the process of stimulating people to actions to accomplish the 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
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all that apply (from the options provided below‚ A-D) It has been suggested that “financial rewards do not guarantee more productivity‚ but paying attention to employees’ motivational needs does” and that “managers need to pay less attention to financial incentives and more to the actual motivation needs of their employees” (Sunday Business Post 2012). This is further supported by the results of the 2011 Mercer’s What’s Working survey where “being treated with respect‚ a work-life balance
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Data Collection………………………………………………………………………..9 3.7 Data Analysis………………………………………………………………………….9 ABSTRACT This research project is basically about stress in organizations. The purpose of the research was to determine some causes of stress‚ the effect stress has on the productivity of workers in a particular organization and how it can be managed. These were achieved through the use of questionnaires and structured interview schedules. The research highlights more on what stress is‚ the common
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Motivation What is motivation? Motivation is difficult to explain and even harder to "turn on" in people. Webster defines motivation as "an act or process of motivating; the condition of being motivated; a force‚ stimulus‚ or influence: incentive or drive" ("Motivation"). It is most often the job of the manager to use motivation to drive its employees to accomplish acts which they normally would not have done. The study of motivation helps managers understand what prompts people to initiate
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information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rijh20 Performance appraisal satisfaction and employee outcomes: mediating and moderating roles of work motivation Bård Kuvaas a a Department of Leadership and Organization Management‚ Norwegian School of Management‚ Nydalsveien 37‚ 0442 Oslo‚ Norway Phone: tel: (+47) 4641 0731 Fax: tel: (+47) 4641 0731 E-mail: Version of record first published: 02 Sep 2006. To cite this article: Bård Kuvaas (2006): Performance appraisal satisfaction and employee outcomes:
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