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REF: • Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology, 8th ed. ( Belmont, CA Wadsworth/Thompson Learning), Michael G. Aamodt (ISBN: 9************42-3) You have read a number of ways to motivate employees. How are you motivated, does it connect to anything you have read this week, and if so what, if not, why not?

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After reading about so many ways to motivate employees I can say that one can easily get
motivated to work in a proper way. The outcome of employee motivation is increase in the
productivity of the organization. As I acquire knowledge about various types of employee
motivation I can connect to this week’s reading. I learnt that employees are considered to be
the heart of every organization. Motivating the employees to cooperate among them and work
smoothly is a necessity for every organization (Aamodt, 1996). Along with this, I have
further noticed the importance of practicing healthy relationship not only with the
management of the company but also with the other employees within the organization.
While learning about employee motivation, I noticed that it is always important to understand
the perception of the employees and offer proper job commitment to them.
In addition to the things mentioned above, certain things came to my notice which are
that the employees can be motivated if they are provided with the chance to participate in
decision making process of the company. The employees can also be motivated by regular
and healthy communication and recognition for their services from the company’s end
(Aamodt, 1996). Lastly I understood that the organizational psychologists often prefer to
conduct surveys about the attitudes of employees to acquire a clear picture of how and in
what ways the employees can be motivated to increase the organizational productivity.
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Reference list:
Aamodt, M. G. (1996). Applied industrial/organizational psychology. Brooks/Cole
Publishing Company.
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