Compare the application of different motivational theories within the workplace Motivation is ‘a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way’. Motivation can be defined as a process that helps achieve goals through behaviour that guides and maintains behaviour in order to achieve a positive end result. Motivation leads to actions‚ such as researching a topic‚ educate yourself to further your knowledge or working to earn money. Abraham Maslow believed that humans had motivation
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TOPIC: THE EFFECT OF COMMUNICATION ON ORGANISATIONAL GOAL ATTAINMENT (A CASE STUDY ON DE UNITED FOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED‚ NIGERIA) | | INTRODUCTION In the 1960’s organizational communication shifted its primary focus from the applied aspect of communication in the organization‚ which involved mainly writing‚ speaking and persuasion to the broader role of
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This professionalism theory paper will apply the relationship of Imogene King’s goal attainment theory and the working environment of the home health care nurse. How this theorist best describes how the goal attainment is achieved by the home care nurse through assessment of the patient. This paper will identify with the theorist and why this particular theorist was chosen. It will show personal beliefs about professionalism and nursing‚ identification of the effect on communication style‚ leadership
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Haohan Wu Vladimir V Kalugin PHIL 305 08.19.2012 The Use of money as a Motivational Factor in the Workplace Claim: This paper aims at proving that the use of money as a motivational factor in the work place is equitable to a bribe and should not be allowed. Explanation of the Claim: To start off‚ there is need to explain as to what motivation means and how money comes into the equation. According to Saddiqui‚ motivation is the act of giving another person the incentive or a reason to do
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EFFECTS OF MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS ON THE ATTAINMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS (A CASE STUDY OF FIRST CITY MONUMENT BANK‚ AKURE BRANCH) BY okere onyekachi victor A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION‚ UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.Sc.) IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. FEBRUARY‚ 2012.
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Solving Problems in the Workplace Sharla Burrell American InterContinental University Abstract The function of this paper is to assess two different workplace scenarios and to provide answers on how I would handle the situations if I were in the position of manager. Using resources that I retrieved from the internet and using supervisory skills learned and implemented in my working experiences‚ I have written two plans‚ that I feel‚ could be used to successfully correct the reported problems
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Nursing Theory of Practice A common goal for Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) in the healthcare setting is to work towards disease prevention and the management of chronic and acute diseases. Decisions about patient care are driven by the APN with collaboration of the patient. The nurse brings special knowledge and skill sets to the table whereas the patient brings knowledge of self and perception of problems at hand (Alligood & Tomey‚ 2010). The theory of goal attainment by Imogene King (1981) indicates
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Aspen University: N491 Tammy Fisher‚ RN‚ MSN‚ BSN May 29‚ 2017 Module Four Imogene King and Myra Levine were nurses who viewed nursing as more than just handing out medications. Imogene King developed the Conceptual System and Theory of Goal Attainment in 1970’s-1980’s (George‚ 2011). Myra Levine developed the Conservation Principles in 1989 (George‚ 2011). Both women were well engaged with the aspect of direct patient care psychologically‚ emotionally‚ and physically. These theorists were
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Motivational Strategies and Productivity Cynthia Henry PSY 320 June 4‚ 2012 Sandra Branton‚ EdD Motivational Strategies and Productivity Introduction Recent research by Gallup and Harris Interactive polling shows that ninety percent of managers are either disengaged or distracted from key priorities and only ten percent are focused on what matters most to their organizations. More discouraging are the findings regarding employees. Poll results showed that only twenty nine percent of all
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Date: 05/12/2013 Common workplace problems and their solutions A workplace is the location at which an employer provides work for an employee. The workplace is located in a variety of settings including offices‚ manufacturing facilities or factories‚ stores‚ farms‚ out-of-doors‚ and in any location where work is performed. Employee conflicts in the workplace are a common occurrence. Conflict arises from a clash of perception‚ goals‚ or values in a field where people care about
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