Report on the different ways to improve Apple’s sales of Mac laptops. [pic] Report on the different ways to improve Apple’s sales of Mac laptops. Prepared for: Mr. Steve Jobs CEO Apple Prepared by: Shou Heng‚ Guan Yu Shiun‚ Tan Zhi Ping‚ Ng Guo Ren‚ Kuah Liyana December 6‚ 2010 Executive Summary Apple has a wide range of products from computers like Macintosh (Mac) to MP3 players like iPod to other devices with special
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CONTENT 1. Introduction and Problem statement…………………………………………………………. 2 2. Problem Outline (Relevance and Contribution) …………………………………………… 2 3. Theories‚ analysis and discussion……………………………………………………………….. 3 4.1. Need theory………………………………………………………………………………….... 3 4.2. Equity theory…………………………………………………………………………………. 4 4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………..………….. 5 5. References………………………………………………………………………………………..…….. 6 Introduction and Problem statement Four
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Motivation and more specifically‚ motivation in the workplace cannot be defined simply. From an Industrial/Organizational psychology standpoint‚ motivation can be defined as "those processes within an individual that stimulate behavior and channel it in ways that should benefit the organization as a whole" (Miner‚ 1992‚ p. 54). The challenging subject of motivation has been studied and analyzed for many decades. Such interest and study is in part attributable to the understanding and appreciation
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Motivation (Week 2) Reflection: I’ve never thought motivation as so important to the tourism before the moment I saw the relative details that have been reflected to the screen during the lecture. In my own words‚ motivation is some sort of power that lead you to move. It reminds me a scenario‚ when we saw the amazing facilities of Dream World on the YouTube during the break of class‚ they just can’t wait to jump into the roller coaster. And this sort of power of motivation finally led us to
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Maybe the place to begin is to give the definition of the Motivation; the Motivation is the willingness to use high levels of effort towards organizational goals‚ conditioned by the effort’s ability to satisfy some individual needs. Motivation is an important thing that managers need to understand what motivates their employees to have good performance. By motivating the employees‚ the organization can get benefits from that for example‚ employees can increase their performance and productivity
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Sackett D‚ Rosenberg W‚ Gray J‚ Haynes B‚ Richardson S. Evidence-based medicine: what it is and what it isn’t. BMJ [serial online] 1996 Jan 13;312 (7023): 71-73. Available from: http://www.cebm.net/ebm_is_isnt.asp. Accessed September 14‚ 2003. [2] Committee on Quality of Health Care in America‚ Institute of Medicine. Crossing the quality chasm: a new health system for the 21st century. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press; 2001. [3] Clarke S‚ Aiken L. Failure to rescue: needless deaths are prime
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Motivation in Organizations Introduction As commonly recognized‚ motivation is one of the most critical issues in managing employees ’ behaviors which has a direct impact on the employee work performance and engagement and in turn affecting the efficiency and effectiveness in achieving the overall organization objectives. Generally‚ management would assess employees by their engagement‚ satisfaction‚ commitment and turnover‚ which treated as the indicators in workplace. Undoubtedly‚ the study
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The ability to ‘motivate people’ is considered to be a prime task of management. Managers‚ increasingly‚ have to act as coaches and guides in order to align the strategic goals of the organization with the demands and needs of individual employees. At the core of this aligning process is the manager’s skill to understand what does ‘motivate’ an individual to reliably and consistently commit their energy and talent to the organizational goal. Motivation theories are routinely drawn on to understand
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Motivation in the Workplace University of Phoenix PSY 320 Motivation in the Workplace The workplace at Roadway Express consists of a diverse group of employee‚ all which have unique motivational needs. Some employees try hard to meet their own personal goals and satisfaction levels. Others need to be pushed along with extrinsic motivators to compensate their lack of intrinsic motivation. Ultimately‚ the level of an employee’s motivation impacts their performance and the overall productivity
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An employee’s motivation to work consists of all the drives‚ forces and influences conscious or unconscious that cause the employee to want to achieve certain aims. Managers need to know about the factors that create motivation in order to be able to induce employees to work harder‚ faster‚ more efficiently and with greater enthusiasm. Employees are motivated in part by the need to earn a living and partly by human needs for job satisfaction‚ security of tenure‚ the respect of colleagues
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