IMPACT: International Journal of Research in Business Management (IMPACT: IJRBM) ISSN(E): 2321-886X; ISSN(P): 2347-4572 Vol. 2‚ Issue 5‚ May 2014‚ 1-10 © Impact Journals LEADERSHIP STYLES AND EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION IN A LEADING OIL COMPANY IN INDIA R. GOPAL1 & RIMA GHOSE CHOWDHURY2 1 Director and Head‚ Department of Business Management‚ Padmashree Dr D.Y.Patil University‚ New Mumbai‚ Maharashtra India 2 Head of HR‚ Researcher‚ India for Quinnox Consultancy Services‚ Department
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‘motivate’ an individual to reliably and consistently commit their energy and talent to the organizational goal. Motivation theories are routinely drawn on to understand what makes people ‘tick’ and to then be able to successfully manage and control individual behavior. (Tietze) The Content Theories In a historical perspective‚ the content theories tend to be the earliest theories of motivation or later modifications of early theories. Within the work environment they have had the greatest impact on management
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Employee Motivation South University Lauren England Employee Motivation Motivation is a key factor in companies today. The employees of these companies need motivation to keep working hard and staying strong. Especially in today’s economy motivation is a must for employees to help them and keep them going. “Motivation is not simply working hard—it also reflects your view of your own abilities” (Robbins & Judge‚ 2010‚ p.204). There are many ways that companies can help their employees maintain
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HSM Personal Leadership Plan The area of human services in which I would most like to work is with the homeless. Besides having my own personal experiences with homelessness‚ I think that it is an ongoing issue in the United States that needs community and governmental assistance. With the economy being in a state of recession‚ the rate of homelessness is continuing to increase with no sign of slowing down. People are losing their incomes leading them to losing their homes. While some are
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Motivation in the Public Sector Gerardo Martinez California State University‚ Long Beach Motivation in the Public Sector The topic that I have selected to write about is in regards to creating and maintaining employee motivation in the public sector. I wish to explore the topic and investigate the existing problems‚ theories‚ applications‚ trade-offs and ideas for different types of motivational strategies. This topic falls under the compensation‚ benefits‚ and training functional
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Andrew Carnegie Motivation The definition of motivation is to give reason‚ incentive‚ enthusiasm‚ or interest that causes a specific action or certain behavior. Motivation is present in every life function. Simple acts such as eating are motivated by hunger. Education is motivated by desire for knowledge. Motivators can be anything from reward to coercion. A common place that we see the need to apply motivation is in the work place. In the work force‚ we can see motivation play a key role in
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number of complaints from customers. Many of the problems experienced probably stem from the rapid growth experienced by the company over the last 12 months. Ms Tsang is faced by the following issues: (a) Each department has its own aims and motivations which are all different from each other department. Hence there are three department subcultures that are not all integrated and are working almost as three separate businesses. It is no surprise that inter-department communication is poor. (b)
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Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously in which case it is usually called a miscarriage‚ or it can be purposely induced. The term abortion most commonly refers to be induced abortion of a human pregnancy. Abortion‚ when induced in the developed world in accordance with local law‚ is among the safest procedures in medicine. However‚ unsafe abortions result in approximately
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Motivation in Individual Prepared by: LOURDES MARIAN P. PEŇALOSA Chapter Objectives • Characterize the nature of motivation‚ including its importance and basic historical perspectives • Describe the need-based perspectives on motivation. • Explain the major process-based perspectives on motivation. • Describe learning-based perspectives on motivation. The Nature of Motivation • Motivation – The set of forces that leads people to behave in a particular way. • The Importance of Motivation – Job
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Herzberg’s Theory of Motivation Frederick Herzberg performed studies to determine which factors in an employee’s work environment caused satisfaction or dissatisfaction. He published his findings in the 1959 book The Motivation To Work. The studies included interviews in which employees were asked what pleased and displeased them about their work. Herzberg found that the factors causing job satisfaction were different from those causing job dissatisfaction. He developed the Motivation – Hygiene theory
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