ob 1. How can equity theory explain the motivation of employees working at Xandria? In case study‚ Xandria Pharmaceuticals is a Chinese researcher and manufacturer of pharmaceutical products in HK. Their goal is to produce the highest quality products with the minimum negative impact on the environment‚ which is an inspiration to their 150 employees. While some mission statements are meaningless general statements‚ Xandria’s “green” philosophy guides all decisions. In following‚ this
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of Motivational Theory in the Organization Application of Motivational Theory in the Organization It was not long ago when employees were considered just ingredient in the production of goods and services. Today however‚ employees are much more of the equation and require more than just the carrot of a weekly paycheck. They require motivation. Motivation represents those psychological processes that cause arousal‚ direction‚ and persistence of voluntary actions that are goal directed (Kinicki
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reported that 30% of American women and 20% of American men took medication to help them sleep during the course of a year" ("Insomnia"). The medications these people took are called hypnotics. The causes of insomnia vary for different situations. "Transient insomnia can be caused by temporary situations like arguments‚ medical illness and jet lag. On the other hand chronic insomnia has many causes. Sleep apnea‚ over use of caffeine‚ anxiety disorders‚ stress and several other factors. The symptoms
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qualities that employees want in a general manager | | By HOTELS Editors on 8/16/2010 | | Author‚ executive and motivational speaker Peter Burwash spends about two-thirds of the year staying in hotels and traveling around the world. Over 35 years‚ he has spoken with thousands of hotel employees‚ discussing what they like and dislike about their general manager and working at the hotel in general. Many of these conversations were an important source of information for his book‚ The Key
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behavior of manager in an organization. * Attempt to mold individuals by guiding their learning in graduated steps. * Systematically reinforcing each successive step that moves an individual closer to the desired response. * There are four ways to shape behavior such as: (1) Positive Reinforcement (2) Negative Reinforcement (3) Punishment (4) Extinction (1) Positive Reinforcement According to Skinner’s terminology‚ any form of incentives such as goals and rewards
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Work motivation and job satisfaction dynamics of textile employees Yasemin Oraman Department of Agricultural Economics‚ Faculty of Agricultural‚ Namik Kemal University‚ Turkey. E-mail: yoraman@nku.edu.tr. Accepted 25 February‚ 2011 The main objective of the research is to evaluate the effective dynamics of work motivation and job satisfaction of textile employees. It analyzes the effectiveness of psycho-social‚ economic‚ organizational and managerial tools over individuals’ motivation in terms
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February 2009: pp. 0–0 1544-4376 0364-3107 WASW Work Motivation and Leadership in Social Work Management: A Review of Theories and Related Studies ELIZABETH A. FISHER E. A. Fisher Motivation and Leadership in Social Work Administration Department of Social Work‚ Shippensburg University‚ Shippensburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ USA Social work managers are confronted with the responsibilities of leading employees and motivating them to succeed. Managers may yield better results when they couple their practice
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diligently. God can use people in more ways than one‚ and I was chosen by the Almighty Jesus to go into Nursing. My mother was a nurse in a community center in India. She was a single mom of 4 children. When she was helping people‚ I was always thinking that what she is going to get by doing all of these things. The salary of my mom was low but she still managed to raise us despite all the financial and social hurdles. All four children are doctors and
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Introduction A goal is a target‚ and a target is set to be achieved. Everyone has their own goals in life; the goal of a student is to do well in their exams and to gain knowledge. A footballer’s goal is to score by putting a ball into the net within 90 minutes of play. Even animals has goals too‚ a tiger’s goal is to hunt for food. Goal setting has been a part of everybody’s life since ages ago. Setting of goals and targets by companies to strive for achievement is a fundamental to business survival
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a. One of the most widely mentioned theories of motivation is the hierarchy of needs theory put forth by psychologist Abraham Maslow. He was known for establishing the theory of a hierarchy‚ writing that the needs of human beings can act as motivators when those very needs remain unsatisfied. In order to address a need of a higher level‚ the immediate lower level of need must be satisfied initially. Maslow’s studied extensively exemplary people like Einstein‚ Roosevelt rather than mentally ill or
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