Job Redesign and Workplace Rewards Assessment Angel Ralston PSY/320 November 19, 2012 Debra Julian Abstract. Motivation with-in an organization is crucial to the success of the organization and the personal success of the employee. Understanding the process in which an organization sets goals, gives rewards, performs employee evaluations can make an organization grow as well as keep up a good performance reputation. Setting goals can have an impact on workplace productivity in a positive and a negative way. Rewards that are given for quality performance helps an individual be able to assess themselves, helping them be able to have job satisfaction along with personal growth.
And it seems that with so much time devoted to training and hiring people who like people that the company’s core values can somewhat be instilled within the person rather easily. 2. How would you describe the attitudes of Chester Cadieux regarding QuikTrip’s employees? What implications do Cadieux’s attitudes have for how he manages the company and leads the employees? Chester’s attitude
Team D Motivation Theories Psy/428 Introduction Motivation is a subject matter that continues to be studied. Many psychologists have researched this topic, Maslow, Adams, Alderfer, and Herzberg theories have given society an understanding of motivation in the workplace. Even though there are differences in each theory the basic goal of each is to provide organizations with the tools to improve the employee’s commitment to his or her job. Dent and Holton (2009) said that employee commitment and motivation is significantly more than providing a job and paying individuals. The theories that will be discussed in this paper is going to contain the evidence that will support that declaration.
General Managers have the ability to reward those employees who are exceptional in their position. This shows great appreciation to the employee. By being rewarded, an employee feels needed and respected not only by the manager but the organization as well. Employees are aware that they may not get everything they want, however a great manager continues to make employees happy to the best of his ability while keeping the goal of the organization in mind. Happy and satisfied employees’ decreases the turnover rate within the office and also keeps the moral high.
An employee's perception is everything, even if it may be incorrect. Another way that employee relations can be improved is to have the confidence of your employed staff. Having managers / supervisors that employees feel " have their backs", listen to what they have to say, pass along their fears, concerns, and ideas to the powers that be, and remain creditable, mean the world to employee. These managers / supervisors are an asset to any company. To an employee, the manager / supervisor is the company.
2. What quality of work life factors drove McFarlane’s decision to start his own business? In your opinion, what effect do you think this had organizational behavior in Marvel? How do you think Marvel could have handled it differently? As defined in our text, “The term quality of work life (QWL) is frequently used as an indicator of the overall quality of human experiences in the workplace.
Studies have shown that good supervision is associated with job satisfaction, commitment to the organisation, staff retention and employees’ perceptions of the support they receive from their employers (Carpenter et al 2012). In addition, employer’s need a forum where the quality of practice can be scrutinised, staff’s development needs explored and workers given the opportunity to: * Explore the emotional impact of the work. * Manage anxiety. * Consider how their own biases and beliefs may be affecting practice. * Reflect on the dynamic of the interaction between themselves and those using services.
Employee Portfolio: Management Plan Jackie Clayton University of Phoenix MGT/311 November 19, 2012 Kevin P. McCoyd Employee Portfolio This paper will discuss how employee’s characteristics affect the organization and recommendations for additional assessments. With any employee, different personalities and characteristics can be beneficial or damaging to an organization. At Riordan Manufacturing, our goal is to provide a superior service to our customers. To accomplish our mission, employee satisfaction is the key to providing superior customer service. Another issue is the relationship between employee and employer.
Team "B" Reflection Summary: Weeks One and Two Shamela Caldwell, Brandee Carter, Katrina Harris, Ina Howard, Carolyn Young MGT/311 August 22, 2012 Walter Goodwyn Team "B" Reflection Summary: Weeks One and Two Week one addressed the varying levels of job satisfaction and how it is measured. Job satisfaction consists of factors such as, interaction with co-workers, supervisors, and the way an individual adheres to the rules and policies of the organization. We also discussed that attitudes determines the behavior of an employee when it comes to productivity, efficiency, and the ability to participate in a team effort. Unfortunately, too often individuals equate good pay with job satisfaction because to them to having a job should suffice.
We have learned in the past that when you increase responsibilities by challenging people with new projects will improve their engagement in the workplace. After assessing the three employees valuations, we were able to facilitate a new way of imbedding our company’s overall expectations and objectives. We learned all three employees possessed different characteristics, behaviors, and needs. Understanding their needs is critical part of keeping them. (Stahl, J.