to successfully motivate employees. Firstly and obviously‚ motivated employees are much more productive than employees who are not. Therefore Managers need to know about the factors that create motivation in order to be able to induce employees to work harder‚ more efficiently and with greater enthusiasm by knowing their employees’ needs. The objective of this paper is to explore three theories of motivation‚ Instrumental (focusing on Scientific Management)‚ Content (covering theories by Maslow
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history‚ women as young as ten to twelve were able to find jobs to help support their families. These weren’t often very high paying jobs with good working conditions‚ but families were in need of money at this time‚ so any family member old enough to work was expected too. This article is able to inform us as to what was going on within the different classes of women‚ and how their roles in society changed as men went off to war. The first group of women that was examined was women who worked in
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the major source of wastage of valuable resources in many ways. 1. Workplace Conflict Workplace conflict is a type of conflict that occurs in workplaces. The conflicts that arise in workplaces may be shaped by the unique aspects of the work environment‚ like the long hours many people spend at their workplace‚ the hierarchical structure of the organization‚ and the difficulties (e.g. financial consequences) that may be involved in switching to a different workplace. Causes for workplace
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Workplace communication Communication is essential for effective functioning in every part of an organisation. From marketing‚ production‚ finance‚ personnel‚ and maintenance‚ all departments may receive direction from corporate goals and objectives‚ but communication links them together and facilitates organisational success. The importance of effective communication from team leaders cannot be overemphasised for one specific reason: everything a team leader does‚ involves communicating. Communication
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employee and without this bond it can cause a wide variety of problems within a workplace. Trust with the workplace I believe creates a good strong working relationship between employees at all levels and goes towards making the company a good place to work and will encourage all employees to give that extra little bit to help the company profit and save money Part of building trust in a workplace is ensuring that everyone from Senior management down to employees on the shop floor are kept up to
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capacities. If our capacities are sufficient‚ we respond well. If they aren’t‚ we give way. Although stress is an essential element of many activities at work and at home‚ stress becomes harmful when it reaches intensity that impairs daily activities. About Stress Stress is the number one problem for working people‚ many of whom are juggling work‚ home‚ and the care of their children and often times aging parents. It is no surprise that stress has increased. Stress creates the “fight or flight”
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Computers in the Workplace: Are They Used Ethically? Today’s offices look very different from those in the late 1970s. Then typewriters‚ filing cabinets‚ and correction fluid were the norm. Today these items have been replaced by desktop and portable computers‚ database management systems‚ and word processing software. You are already familiar with some of the benefits of using computers in the workplace—for example‚ computers make it easier to manage the company database‚ accounting‚ and finance-related
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Motivation in the Work Place Abstract Motivation is the study of what makes us do things. Every day we are faced with many decisions. What choice we make is the study of motivation. There are several theories of motivation; the theory of opportunity-cost is the most widely recognized. This paper will discuss (1) the major forces that drive us‚ (2) diverse influences‚ and (3) tangible and intangible outputs. Through the years there have been several theories as to what motivates
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listen to their ideas and their points of view. When you encourage the team members to discuss issues they will work together and start to develop solutions together. Many things can contribute to trouble within a team. A lack of trust can be one of them. Most people need to be confident that the other team members will deliver to really feel comfortable and confidante that the team will work. In other words they need to be able to trust. It is hard to trust someone you just met and building trust takes
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have zero tolerance and want to make the difference. Secondly bullying has influence me so much that is I ever go back to work as a Human Resources Specialist I want to create a severe policy on it and give seminars on this topic. It is very important to make employees aware of this manner so they can either identify themselves or help others. When I was going through this at work I couldn’t identified because for me was normal that the boss had the authority and control so he or she could do whatever
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