HRM 503 - International Human Resource Management: Motivational Theories and Job Design

HRM 503- INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Identify the key motivational theories and discuss which of the theories strongly influences
employees’ affective processes and behavioral processes...............................................................2
Describe the characteristics of a positive work environment and discuss how HR designs jobs to
motivate employees.........................................................................................................................6
Discuss the synthesis of Hackman and Oldham’s (1976) job characteristics and employees’
psychological states in relation to work outcomes, such as intrinsic work motivation, job
satisfaction, and high-quality work performance............................................................................8
Discuss the possible relationship between Maslow’s general components and job characteristics
in view of engaging and motivating employees in organizations....................................................9
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................11
Reference.......................................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Human resource management works upon managing the human who is related to the
organization working and interested in the company’s profit. It works on the selection and
appointment of new employees, gives information and knowledge to the staff. Distribute the
members according to the departments and develop them for the benefit of the company, make
appraisals and dismissal (Kistruck, et al. 2016). Managers analyze and regulate the duties which
can be offered according to the requirements through designing details on needs. It works upon
the culture, morality, and work environment by organizing different programs and meetings to
bring familiarity in work. Also provide training to the new employees by selecting them, through
work experience, HRM organizes promotions on a regular basis to motivate the members of the
company.
The present report focuses on highlighting the key importance of motivational theories, along
with the attributes of the positive work environment. Several tasks have been covered in the
study such as discussion of different motivational theories, the relationship between Maslow
general components and job characteristics, etc.
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Identify the key motivational theories and discuss which of the theories strongly influences
employees’ affective processes and behavioral processes.
Human resource management focuses on maximizing the employment performance to achieve
the most of the target by making policies and guidelines. The main theory for achieving the
objectives on the given time, which strongly influence employees, is “motivation theory” by
Abraham Maslow (Tomas, et al. 2015). It is the crucial function to maintain the relationship
between the employees. HRM seeks knowledge about the employees related to their interest and
skills to provide an opportunity to grow in the same working environment, for example, giving
them free working hours.
For the long-term business achievements, motivation can improve the working environment so
that more and more employee can stay in the same company for the longest time. Gives training
and coaching to enhance the knowledge of the employees maintaining their values through
leadership, coordination coaching. HRM make them feel vital about themselves by providing
health and safety by giving fixed timings with intervals, one week off and planned check-ups. It
gives them some career paths and advises on their career by counselling so that they grow higher
and work for the firm (Bobis, et al. 2016). Meetings were organized to provide them with
guidelines and motivation by appreciating them in between the groups from which members can
also feel and like to come in the good books of others.
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