...Company Motivational Profile In the late 60’s, Dr. Edwin Locke proposed a Goal-setting theory on motivation. His theory asserted that “(1) hard goals produce a higher level of performance (output) than easy goals; (2) specific hard goals produce a higher level of output than a goal of “do your best”; and (3) behavioral intentions regulate choice behavior.”( Locke, Shaw, Searl & Latham,1981) When people are given the appropriate goals and corresponding feedback, they will be more motivated. The Goal-setting theory hinges on five Principles. The goals must contain the following qualities in order to motivate; clarity, challenge, commitment, feedback, and task complexity. The first quality, clarity or specificity, “refers to how clearly a goal informs the performer precisely what he is to do.”( O'Neil, & Drillings, n.d.). Locke’s studies found that test subjects performed better when given a concise goal rather than a vague “do-your-best” goal. In order to posses this quality, a goal should have a specific time frame for completion. The second quality, challenge or difficulty, refers to the fact that the goal must be a significant enough endeavor in order to motivate. Easy goals do not motivate, but goal with a level of difficulty” energize behavior, which is to say that they increase the performer’s effort and persistence.” The challenge provides the impetus, while the clarity quality provides a clear guide of what to do. The goal can’t be unattainable, though, as failure...
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...Company Motivational Profile Paper: SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PSY/320 Human Motivation March 05, 2014 Job Redesign and Workplace Rewards Assessment Paper Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out PG&E Company's primary business, the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California. PG&E Company and other utilities in the state are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. The CPUC was created by the state Legislature in 1911. The CPUC regulates privately owned electric, natural gas, telecommunications, water, railroad, rail transit, and passenger transportation companies. The CPUC serves the public interest by protecting consumers and ensuring the provision of safe, reliable utility service and infrastructure at reasonable rates, with a commitment to environmental enhancement and a healthy California economy. (State of California, 2007) Here are some fast facts about PG&E: * Service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east. * More than 141,215 circuit miles of electric lines. * More than 42,141 miles of natural gas...
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...| Course Syllabus | | University of Phoenix | PSY320 | | | | Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION COURSE NUMBER: PSY320 COURSE TITLE: Human Motivation COURSE START DATE: 11/19/13 COURSE END DATE: 12/23/13 REQUIRED READING: Students are required to read all materials available at the Course Materials site for this course on Facilitator Availability I am available to you at most times throughout the week. I am very willing to make an appointment to be available to you as needed. If there are times that I will be away from my e-mail for an extended period to exceed 24 hours, I will post a message to that effect. The best way to reach me is by posting a question in your Individual folder, since the classroom is checked frequently. Phone calls are not a good way to contact me because I travel a great deal. In the extremely rare event that phone contact must occur, the best way is to schedule an appointment in advance. The University discourages the use of email during class times, preferring us to use the Individual folders. For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to my personal email address. General Course Description This course seeks to synthesize the many theories of human motivation with the...
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...320 Week 2 Individual Assignment Workplace Motivation Paper PSY 320 Week 3 DQs PSY 320 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Company Motivational Profile Draft PSY 320 Week 4 DQs PSY 320 Week 4 Individual Assignment Job Redesign and Workplace Rewards Assessment PSY 320 Week 5 DQs PSY 320 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Company Motivational Profile Paper and Presentation ------------------------------------------------------------------- PSY 320 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com PSY 320 Week 1 DQs PSY 320 Week 1 Individual Assignment Motivation Concepts Table and Analysis PSY 320 Week 2 DQs PSY 320 Week 2 Individual Assignment Workplace Motivation Paper PSY 320 Week 3 DQs PSY 320 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Company Motivational Profile Draft PSY 320 Week 4 DQs PSY 320 Week 4 Individual Assignment Job Redesign and Workplace Rewards Assessment PSY 320 Week 5 DQs PSY 320 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Company Motivational Profile Paper and Presentation ------------------------------------------------------------------- PSY 320 Week 1 DQs For more course tutorials visit www.tutorialrank.com How do the various theories of motivation predict behavior in organizations? What is the difference between motivation and manipulation? Why must today's managers understand and utilize various motivational strategies? If highly motivated employees are critical for effective organizations, what types of knowledge and abilities...
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...success, companies and schools must have employees who are efficient and productive. It is therefore the function of management or administration to maintain and enhance efficiency and productivity of employees. Doing so requires understanding of motivation and work satisfaction. This research is to be conducted for the better understanding of motivation and work satisfaction of academic teaching, academic non-teaching and non-academic employees of Don Bosco College. After determining the situation of motivation and work satisfaction of employees, recommendations may be given to help promote efficiency and productivity. This research seeks to answer the following questions: 1. What is the demographic profile of employees in terms of: 1. Length of service 2. Salary 3. Age 4. Sex, and 5. Civil status? 1. What is the strength of motivation in terms of the following motivational factors: 1. Comfort and basic needs 2. Safety and security 3. Power 4. Affiliation 5. Achievement and recognition, and 6. Self-actualization and growth? 2. What is the strength of work satisfaction in terms of the aforementioned motivational factors? 3. Is there a significant difference in employee responses on motivation when demographic profile is considered? 4. Is there a significant difference in employee responses on work satisfaction when profile is considered...
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...Motivational Plan Sabah Saiyed LDR/531 February 6, 2014 Motivational Plan Crafting a motivational plan is very helpful for any organization as well as for its employees. This paper discuss the summary of the mentor's interview including information about mentor's organization, the department in which mentor works in, and his job description. The paper further analyzes specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values among the learning team members based on DISC assessment, and address how each difference might be used to positively influence behavior. Lastly, the paper develops a plan that may be applied to the mentor's department and that would increase the learning team member's motivation, satisfaction, and performance based on their personal profiles, as if they were employees of that department. Mentor's Organization assessment Mentor works for Comcast Corporation which is a large-scale mass media and technology company. There are two primary businesses of the company; Comcast cable and NBC Universal. Comcast cable provides nationwide services for video, internet and phone to residential as well as business customers, known as XFINITY. The NBC Universal broadcast different channels and networks like news, sports, etc. Mentor's Job profile Mentor is associated with department of ERP, Financial Systems and Commercial Services. His job description is of an Operations Architect and it involves activities like ensuring programs are proposed...
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...Employee Profile: Motivation Action Plan Brenda Baillargeon MGT/311 – Organizational Development August 6, 2012 Steve Rosales Employee Profile: Motivation Action Plan Motivation is individual effort expended with intensity, direction, and persistence toward reaching a goal. Managers have a responsibility to understand, support, and encourage motivational procedures and habits for their employees. Individual characteristics determine which motivational strategies would be most appropriate for each employee at Riordan Manufacturing. Employee assessment results will be utilized to motivate each of the three employees. Different theories exist in how to motivate people to accomplish tasks. Robbins & Judge, 2010, stated that individuals stick with tasks and achieve their goals because of motivation. Determining which motivational strategies would be most effective for employees was based on individual assessment results. First, Felicia Baillargeon would benefit from an employee development program to encourage social interaction between employees. This also enables individuals to move into leadership positions (Ingram, D. 2012). Job rotation may benefit Felicia and offer more social skills minimizing distorted perceptions of reality in others. Job enrichment including open feedback channels to encourage employee to monitor personal growth and performance skills. My second employee, Stephanie would benefit from an employee recognition program. This would boost...
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...Phoenix Material Company Motivational Profile Paper and Presentation Construct a 15- to 20-minute presentation using 10- to 15-PowerPoint® slides, supported by a 2,450- to 2,800-word paper, using a minimum of six sources other than the course text, discussing the motivational strategies of a successful, cutting-edge corporation. Once your instructor has approved your choice of company, your paper and presentation should cover the following four topical areas: 1. Background of the industry a. A brief history of the business b. Products and services offered c. Financial information for the last five years 2. Corporate culture and management a. Mission statement b. Organizational structure c. Decision-making strategies 3. Motivational strategies - identify in your paper which of the following strategies the selected company uses to motivate employees: a. Employee empowerment b. Selection and training c. Incentives d. Benefits e. Quality programs f. Managerial roles g. Goals and objectives h. Performance appraisals i. Job design j. Alternative work schedules k. Stress management l. Leadership style m. Other 4. Analysis Consider what makes working for this company a positive experience for its employees. What is the essence of its approach to motivation? How does it combine the use of various motivational techniques to be successful? How is the combination of techniques that it uses unique in any way? Do the company’s motivational strategies serve...
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...& JERRY’S COMPANY 1 Ben & Jerry’s Company Motivational Profile PSY/ 320 Human Motivation March 7, 2011 Ben & Jerry’s Company Motivational Profile Introduction “When you are led by values, it doesn’t cost your business, it helps your business.” (Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream, date unknown) Ben and Jerry’s is a progressive ice cream company founded in 1978 by lifelong friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. It is now a division of the British-Dutch conglomerate, Unilever. Ben and Jerry’s implements many of the same motivational techniques used by other companies today; like most companies, they create many extrinsic motivators for their employees. Like most companies, goal setting at Ben and Jerry’s is huge in terms of giving employees direction and helping with their motivation. What differentiates Ben and Jerry’s though when it comes to goal setting, is the rewards system created to complement it and the culture of fun that they try to create with it in hopes of keeping their employees motivated. The idea is that by creating a fun environment, it will help with employee retention. Like most companies though, there are also areas of deficiencies at Ben and Jerry’s that can be addressed that would probably help to increase employee motivation even more. Motivational Techniques The underlying mission at Ben and Jerry's is to seek out new and creative motivational techniques...
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...Motivation Plan Kendre Adams LDR 531 March 20, 2015 Dr. Ali Yallah Motivation Plan Crafting a motivational plan is very helpful for any organization as well as for its employees. This paper discusses the summary of the mentor's interview including information about mentor's organization, the department in which mentor works in, and his job description. The paper further analyses specific differences in attitudes, emotions, personalities, and values among the learning team members based on DISC assessment, and address how each difference might be used to positively influence behavior. Lastly, the paper develops a plan that may be applied to the mentor's department and that would increase the learning team member's motivation, satisfaction, and performance based on their personal profiles, as if they were employees of that department. Mentor's Organization Assessment Ed Klein works for Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, which is an American soft drink company. There are two primary businesses of the company: Packaged Beverages and Beverage Concentrate. Packaged beverages sell finished goods to brokers and distributors. Beverage concentrate sells the authentic concentrate of the carbonated soft drinks. Mentor's Job Profile He is associated with the Cold Drink channel. His job description is of a Regional Immediate Consumption Manager and it involves activities like ensuring the development of the region’s On Premise market channels to contribute to the company’s return...
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...Goldman Sachs Motivational Profile In 1869, a German immigrant Marcus Goldman formed Goldman Sachs & Company. Over the last century, Goldman Sachs has been an innovator in developing the many aspects of the nation’s current financial system. In 1906 Goldman Sachs managed its first IPO. They were gaining the confidence of companies across the country. As with most financial firms, the depression era was tough. With financial confidence at its lowest point, the government created the Securities Exchange Commission. With the new guidelines set forth, Goldman Sacks provided more information with investment recommendations aiding in their slow but upward recovery. Goldman Sachs continued to grow and expand through the years. After World War II, the economy was booming and Goldman found growth by marketing stock in companies like Ford Motor Company and Alcan Aluminum. Goldman Sachs once again encountered turbulent waters in he 70’s because of Penn Central Railroad. This was a disaster for Goldman Sachs creating lawsuits and credit ratings to drop. Since that time, Goldman Sachs rebounded and expanded to an international market. With this global market, Goldman Sachs became the most profitable company in the world by expanding yet further into Russia and China. Sachs continued to be successful until the subprime mortgage crisis in 2007. They profited by short selling mortgage related securities. By 2008 Berkshire Hathaway had purchase five billion dollars in Goldman’s preferred stock...
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...Googles Motivational Profile Spencer Phillippi, Thomas Lanier, Tomaniesha Dodderer, Whitney Williams, Rebecca Nygaard PSY/320 September 30, 2014 Richard Reinch Googles Motivational Profile The term cutting edge applies to new and innovative business models and practices as well as implementation of business strategies and motivational theories. No company embodies the qualities of a cutting edge business model quite like Google. To illustrate this point, the company will be discussed in further detail. Areas of specific importance include; the corporation's motivational strategies, industry background, corporate culture and management, and motivational strategies employed by Google. The areas of positive company experiences, combination of motivational techniques, strategies for attraction of new employees, strategies for retention of current employees, best practices, potential improvements, and recommendations for addressing current deficiencies will also be explored further. Industry Background Google is a United States-based International Corporation. Services offered under the company umbrella include Internet search, software, advertising technologies and cloud computing. Two Stanford Ph. D.'s Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded the company in 1998. The company's mission statement since its inception has been "to organize the world's information and make universally accessible and useful" (Google, 2012). Its unofficial mission statement is known to be "don't be...
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...Motivational Individual Organizational Motivation Plan Introduction In the age of globalization, competition and information technology, the organizations are in a serious dilemma; on one hand the management is considering human capital development and on the other hand they are discussing downsizing and outsourcing. However, more and more companies are realizing that outsourcing and downsizing is not the solution; it destroys organizational culture and demotivates the existing workforce. They are recognizing that the key is to develop motivation plan for the existing workforce and turn them into valuable asset for the organization. Motivation is an internal force of human being that manifests itself through people's performance in the organization. Motivational theories work as measuring tools for those manifestations. For example, an important motivational theory is known as motives and needs. One major area of this theory talks about protestant work ethic (PWE), which represents the degree to which individuals place work at or near the center of their lives (Ambrose & Kulik, 1999, p. 3). Research have shown that an individual who scores high in PWE would more likely to visit the company's fitness center (Mudrack, 1992). In this case PWE is the factor that is used to determine the likelihood of someone going to the fitness center. However, it is important to understand that as organizations change, motivational theories also evolve. For example, a popular...
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...had my staff take self-assessments in order to see how I can use the material to find ways to manage them effectively. My three employees are a great asset to the company, each having their own performance level and character. After carefully assessing their portfolio, I determined how their character affected their performance of the organization along with that I had also created recommendations on the assessments I received. In this paper, I will determine the right motivational strategy that fits each employee’s characteristics to create an action plan to improve the individual as well as the company as a whole. Motivational Action Plan John M: When I look into the motivational strategy and action plan for John, I would say I could use the arousal strategy. He gets easily psyched up and gets emotionally aroused when we hold motivational meetings. When he gets motivated he then trains his staff in a better mood, gets them pumped up to hit the companies quota in sales for the day and pay period. The overall mood in the office is uplifted and energized to put all their focus into their working performances. By me giving John the encouragement he needs he will not feel I am micromanaging him nor giving him threats on demoting him overall for poor goal achievements. Brooke W: Looking into the motivational strategy that best fits Brooke is verbal persuasion, this is due to the fact that she is motivated by verbal praise and she is self fulfilling. Her staff knows...
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...Southwest Airlines’ Motivational Profile PSY/320 Southwest Airlines’ Motivational Profile According to Merriam-Webster (2011), the definition of motivation is “a motivating force, stimulus, or influence” (p. 1). Based on Johmarshall Reeve’s Understanding Motivation and Emotion, this definition is widely customary by many psychologists, but what psychologists cannot agree on is what causes motivation. In fact, this topic has been on a rollercoaster ride over many decades by gaining and losing popularity of psychologists. Keeping of this in mind, some of today’s top companies keep motivation near and dear to everything that they do. The chosen organization for this research is Southwest Airlines, and the following paragraphs will take a close look at the history of the organization, corporate culture, management, and the motivational strategies used. The History of Southwest Airlines When many people today think of flying in aircrafts, they do not realize that this mode of transportation started only 107 years ago with Wilbur and Orville Wright. Only 64 years later in 1967 Southwest Airlines, known as Air Southwest incorporated, and applied for license to fly (Southwest Airlines, 2011, p.1). 1971 Through 1981 Numerous legal battles with Continental Airlines and two other airlines at the time occurred in the Texas State Court and Texas Supreme Court from February 21, 1968 to June 17, 1971. The next day, June 18, 1971, marked the first day...
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