Introduction Motivation of employees at work is a subject widely discussed by human resources practioners. A plethora of potential benefits and importance of motivation in an organisation have been laid out and theories have often been used to vividly explain motivation. As such it is the aim of this essay to explain why it is important to motivate employees in an organisation with reference to Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs and McGregor’s theory X and Y of motivation. Definition of terms Motivation
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FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS POOR PERFORMANCE OF GRADE 12 LEARNERS AT MANOSHI AND MOKWATEDI HIGH SCHOOLS BY MOKGAETSI SALOME RAMMALA MINI-DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE MASTERS IN DEVELOPMENT IN THE FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND LAW AT TURFLOOP GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP SUPERVISOR: MS. M. C. MODIPANE DECEMBER 2009 DECLARATION I declare that the dissertation hereby submitted to the Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership for the degree of MASTERS
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Case 5.1: Comparing co-workers against each other: Does this motivate employees? This case takes a critical look at using comparative methods to review and evaluate employees and exposes the impact of those methods on productivity and morale. "Forced Ranking" had occurred for many years at GE‚ instigated by the famed ex-CEO Jack Welch who had managers categorize their reports into three categories: the top 20 percent‚ the middle 70 percent‚ and the bottom 10 percent. This process has been shown
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participate in the experiment. In 1965‚ Milgram reported that this study had a high level of obedience. Milgram (1965)‚ stated that regardless of the participant’s protests‚ majority of the individuals completed the entire experiment. Level of obedience shown in the experiment was meaningfully higher than the
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TASK 1. a) Explain and analyse external factors affecting HMV. Executive summary HMV Groups markets had experienced rapid change over recent years and have become more competitive and with a diminishing amount of in store sales as consumers choose to use the internet to fulfil their needs. These trends are heavily influenced by celebrities and other social icons as well as advertising and publicity. The main technological development is that of the internet. It has also given rise to competition
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implement performance pay systems and other changes (The White House Staff). With that being said‚ almost every politician‚ school official‚ educator and citizen has developed his or her own views and strategies to improve or “fix” the education system. Despite this‚ there has been little data generated to support their efforts. The most consistent data points to the impact of high-quality teachers in the classroom. This along with the Race to the Top fund has opened the door again for merit pay or performance
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Discuss the extent to which Consumer law achieves its objectives. The most efficient way for consumers to get what they want is through the ‘market’‚ not the government‚ but businesses have more power than their customers. Some businesses can and will use abuse this power and cheat and steal from consumers to make money. Because of this‚ the government regulates the behaviour of businesses to have a market economy that functions properly. These laws mainly protect consumers against; misleading/deceptive
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Pay systems Introduction Pay is a key factor affecting relationships at work. The level and distribution of pay and benefits can have a considerable effect on the efficiency of any organisation‚ and on the morale and productivity of the workforce. It is therefore vital that organisations develop pay systems that are appropriate for them‚ that provide value for money‚ and that reward workers fairly for the work they perform. Pay systems are methods of rewarding people for their contribution to
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How to draw a Pay Policy line? 1. Cluster Approach The simplest approach is to make a scatter diagram of the organization’s jobs‚ as is done in establishing the pay-policy line. When this is done it can often be observed that the jobs tend to cluster rather than scattering evenly. This effect can be taken advantage of by encasing the clusters horizontally and vertically‚ as illustrated in figure 1. This provides all three dimensions‚ but none of them is arrived at consistently‚ nor are they
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coupled with the effectiveness of management styles utilized to motivate and enhance employee performance. Thus satisfaction of employees is imperative to the success of any business. A high rate of employee contentment is directly related to a lower turnover rate and higher productivity. Thus‚ keeping employees’ satisfied with their jobs should be a top priority of every employer. There are numerous reasons as to why employees can become discouraged with their jobs and perform poorly or resign
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