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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| Motivation in Economic Downturn for Surviving Employees | Awesome | Julia Gao Helen HuHannah Hung Chimeme Pan Johnson SunMandy WongYidi YuElaine Zhu | | 4/15/2013 | | Motivation in Economic Downturn for Surviving Employees 1. Executive summary The global economy experiences a downturn every five to ten years nowadays. During such financial crises‚ organizations might have to face the issue of lay-off in order to reduce cost and survive from the downturn. Apart from the negative
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Motivation theories and practices remain as one of the most difficult subject to understand. In order to fully comprehend this topic‚ one must go through several disciplines and enormous research. This is especially crucial in the workplace. There is no methodology that is more efficient in increasing productivity than using motivation. Despite the importance of practicing motivation theories‚ it is still an area that very few have ventured in. One of the many reasons behind the reluctances of managers
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Theories of Motivation Arousal: * A person’s state of alertness and mental and physical activation. Arousal Theory: * People are motivated to maintain an optimal level of arousal. * The optimal level is different for all of us. Stimulus Motives: * Motives that cause us to increase stimulation. * Appear to be unlearned‚ * Curiosity‚ exploration‚ and play that occur when your arousal is too low. Yerkes-Dodson Law Yerkes-Dodson Law: * Principle that performance on a
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Chapter One Organizations and Organization Theory 1-1 Organization Theory in Action • Topics • Current Challenges – Global competition – Organizational turbulence – E-commerce – Managing knowledge and information – Diversity – Ethics and social responsibility 1-2 What is an Organization? • Definition • Importance of Organizations – Bring together resources to achieve desired goals and outcomes – Produce goods and services efficiently – Facilitate innovation – Use modern
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skills from different domains. These knowledge is important for children to be adapted to the environment which change every. An appropriate teaching plan can really facilitate children to learn more effectively. As being a professional teacher‚ it is not enough to only know what the children have learnt but ignoring the process of learning. So in this essay‚ an activity is designed for students and there are two learning theories that are used to apply into the activity. Those theories are the social
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The motivation theories are different in their predictive strength. I would like to remember the most established to determine their relevance in explaining turnover‚ productivity‚ and other outcomes and assess the predictive power of each. 1. Need theories. Maslow’s hierarchy‚ McClelland’s needs‚ and the two factor theory focus on needs. None has found widespread support‚ although McClelland’s is the strongest‚ particularly regarding the relationship between achievement and productivity. In general
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Soc.SEM Course: Orgalization & HRM in Services with focus on motivation Table of Content Introduction 3 Problem statement 3 Methodology 4 Inductive and deductive approach 4 Quantitative and qualitative data 4 Primary and secondary data 4 Interview 4 Theories 5 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs 5 Self-determination theory 6 Limitations 8 Analysis 9 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs 9 Self-determination theory 10 Future implications 12 Conclusion 12 References 14 Introduction
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director raises his bat in triumph. Not real life‚ but an inspirational film. "It’s a part of our Vision 2007 campaign‚" explains Niroop Mahanty‚ vice president (HRM)‚ Tata Steel. Adds BN Sarangi‚ chief‚ HR/IR‚ Tata Steel‚ "The idea was to motivate employees to accomplish the impossible‚ like hit a six off Shoaib Akhtar." Or achieve EVA (economic value add) positive status by 2007. The buzz in Jamshedpur is palpable. Tata Steel is not looking at incremental improvement‚ but a quantum jump in
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the assertion that “Too much and too little bureaucracy in an organization demotivate employees and cause them stress.” According to James & George (2008)‚ bureaucracy is a formal system of organization and administration designed to ensure efficiency and effectiveness. Hanson (1979) defines bureaucracy as “an authority structure based on rational behavior” The hierarchical authority that bureaucracy brings in may mean that employees do not contribute to decision making due to the setup. Ideas
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