s money, paying employees more $$$, the best long-term motivator for employees, or are there other, better things a manager can do to provide long-term motivation and job satisfaction? Explain.
Use examples from your work history if possible.
Give at least one Citation.
Show me that you have read and understood the chapter by answering this question using ideas and information from chapter 10.
Lesson 10 Motivating Employees
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Learning Goals:
Learning Goal 10-01: Explain Taylor’s theory of scientific management.
Learning Goal 10-02: Describe the Hawthorne studies and their significance to management.
Learning Goal 10-03: Identify the levels of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and apply them to employee
motivation.
Learning Goal 10-04: Distinguish between the motivators and hygiene factors identified by Herzberg.
Learning Goal 10-05: Differentiate among Theory X, Theory Y, and Theory Z.
Learning Goal 10-06: Explain the key principles of goal-setting, expectancy, reinforcement, and equity
theories.
Learning Goal 10-07: Show how managers put motivation theories into action through such strategies as
job enrichment, open communication, and job recognition.
Learning Goal 10-08: Show how managers personalize motivation strategies to appeal to employees
across the globe and across generations.
Introduction
Motivating employees is a true art. There is no formula that you can learn
that will work with every person and in every situation. Motivation of
employees involves an understanding of people, good judgment, good
intuition, good communication skills, and the ability to correctly read a
situation. There are probably some more components, but this gives you the
idea that motivating employees is often, not a simple, easy task.
The Art of Employee Motivation
Managers and scientists have been studying the motivation of employees for
over 100 years. Even in this high tech age, we do not have all the answers.
In over 100+ years of studying motivation, there have been many theories.
Some theories were believed and practiced for decades and then abandoned.
A few theories have survived for decades and are still practiced today.
There are several important theories that have survived the test of time and
are still taught in management courses. Some of the important ones are
Maslow’s Theory, Herzberg’s Theory, Reinforcement Theory, and Equity
Theory.
Management Theories
There are a couple of other important theories explored in this chapter. One
is Theory X and Theory Y. These theories pertains to management style. I’m
sure that you will recognize some of your past managers as being either
Theory X or Theory Y managers.
Management by Objectives
And, finally, one of the most important and widely practiced theories is
Management by Objective (MBO). MBO’s were initially used for managing
managers. Over time. Managers saw that MBO’s could be very effective in
managing employees at all levels of the organization.
Management of Objective starts with establishing objectives and goals for
each person. For MBO’s to work as intended, goals and objectives must be
established in the correct way. The “SMART” method (illustrated above) is an
excellent method of setting good goals and objectives.
Goals are intended to be motivational. It is part of
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