One of the major challenges management faces is motivatingemployees to do their best at work. Successful organizations have motivatedand enthusiastic employees. In this paper I will summarize three articles I’ve found in Harvard Business Review and relate them to chapter 16 from our text on motivation. In this summary I will show the relationship between a motivated workforce and corporate performances. I will then apply the concepts from the articles and the text to management in a personal organizational
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managers to give mid-term‚ performance feedback! This is the time to let your employees know what they have been doing well and should continue doing and in what ways performance may be improved or enhanced. A written narrative is not required for issuance to the employee except when performance is deficient. Remember‚ one progress review at approximately mid-point in the performance appraisal cycle is required‚ however‚ to have well-developed performers‚ you must engage them on a regular basis. Important
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American Airline which filed for bankruptcy protection‚ also wants to make changes to its staff pensions. The airline lost about $884m and more in the first nine months of 2011. AMR’s chief executive‚ Thomas W Horton said in a letter to his employees "We are going to use the restructuring process to make the necessary changes to meet our challenges head-on and capitalise fully on the solid foundation we’ve put in place." By that he means the company would move on from bankruptcy with fewer workers
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angry‚ and angry enough to initiate a lawsuit. Even worse‚ the patient may not trust any medical professionals and choose not to seek medical attention for other conditions. Also‚ the patient could have become more ill from the lack of treatment. The only advantage of waiting for the follow-up to discuss more surgery is that the patient may have suffered more harm undergoing anesthesia for a longer period of time. This is also a disadvantage of returning the patient back to surgery once the mistake
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1. Increase productivity If staff know what they’re doing and are properly trained‚ the Company’s productivity will increase with better quality service/products and more efficient staff. 2. Reduce employee turnover Investing in your employees will make them feel that you are interested in developing their skills and they may stay with the Company longer. 3. Decrease need for supervision How many times have your managers said that they can’t do something because they are still “minding”
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Safety‚ Health‚ and Welfare of the Employees Over the years‚ Government has taken great care to protect employee’s rights to take care of themselves and their families. Two of the greatest pieces of legislation passed to protect employees’ rights to themselves and their families are the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). This paper will summarize the application and implication of FMLA and OSHA. The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was written
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Motivating Employees Case Study Alexandra Wallace MGT/312 January 12‚ 2015 Armand Di Cianni Motivating Employees Case Study In order to be productive at work or at home an individual must be motivated to complete their task. There are two main forms of motivation‚ intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is the desire to do the task right out of the satisfaction of a job well done without any ‘rewards’. Extrinsic motivation comes from external sources such as incentives programs. Both can be
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and other with the common assumption of refraining from profit maximization; so the question become is business ethics really an oxymoron? The usual perception of business ethics is very poor and pessimistic as many corporate executives say one thing yet do another. Although the maximization of self-interest and profit seeking is what drives the economy forward‚ but how should one’s actions be justified‚ is it ok to do as you wish as long as the law permits? Business managers along with other professionals
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Essay Discuss whether some employees should be permitted to work from home or not. Should employees be permitted to work from home? To find work at home employment isn’t easy. Despite all the advertising you can read in newspapers‚ there aren’t that much legitimate work at home jobs. In fact‚ there are more scams than real work from home employment opportunities. The reason is that many companies think about permitting their employees to work from home. But they do not know whether there are
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tries‚ therefore‚ to motivate its personnel towards the achievement of a range of goals. These may include societal organizational‚ group and individual goals. A HRM consultant may be requested to assist in determining what motivational tools and strategies should be used. This may concern‚ for example. • The important of the overall organizational climate (the psychological and the motivational environment of the organization). The underlying assumption is that this climate strongly
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