Motivation and Leadership - Assignment
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LEADING QUESTIONSMotivation questions / Leadership questions 1.(Do you believe employees are motivated by Maslow’s or Herzberg’s theory?) (show graphs) Answer- The employees are motivated but the organizations approaches are not exactly same as the one that is mentioned in the theory by Maslow. The idea of love and belonging is not existent in the organization and the relationships that are prevalent in the organization are completely professional in nature. The employees are motivated because most of their needs are taken care of by the organization and they have the amount of security in the job for sustenance. Source- (Stoyanov, S., 2017)2.Do you observe any differences in motivation regarding to different factors such as : Geography / Cultural dimension / Economic context / Diversity (gender, age,...) Answer- The manger says that diversity is good for the organization as it allows for better skill sets to enter into the work process from those who come from the varying backgrounds. The differences in motivation is not seen in the organization as everyone is treated equally and the regular promotions makes sure that no age group is stuck in a specific post for a
long time. Even the managers are moved from their posts after a period of three months. Content school : 3.Which theory between Maslow’s and Herzberg’s do you observe from your company’s behaviour? Answer- The Company follows the lines of Maslow’s theory of motivation. The manager says that it is essential to make sure that the employees have satisfaction on all fronts in the workplace. The various sectors such as physiological, safety, social, esteem and self-actualizationare provided by the organization to its employees. 4.A) If Maslow : How do you make it realizable for your team to grow according to Maslow’s hierarchy? And your company? (After her opinion)Answer- The manager says that the organization is supportive to the employees and it provides them with opportunities after any initial mistake an employee makes. The team is provided with motivation by allowing them the job safety and promoting the members at regular intervals so that the social esteem of the employees are intact in the society. The employees are asked for participation in the decision making process and it makes gives them a self-realization of their worth in the organization. 5.How do you create interesting / meaningful job? Answer- The jobs are made interesting by adding the scope of regular promotions. The employees stay motivated and work in the best way possible. The clients relationship maintenance is done by the employees and it gives a new dimension of communication to the job. Process school : 6.How do you (or the company) manage to treat your team members in anequal way in terms of rewards and if people feel treated unequally, how do you deal with that? Does it affect their productivity and absenteeism?(Equity theory)Answer- The manager says that the organization is primarily based on the idea of performance based rewards. The employees who perform well will be given out the perks and those under performing shall be motivated to work harder and achieve the goals. It does not impact the productivity because the other works hard to achieve the position of the ones who are being rewarded by the organization.
7.How do you see the relation between goals, motivation and performance? (Goal setting theory)Answer- The manager says that all the three are well connected. It is the organizational goals and target that will pave the target for the employeeand fulfilling of those targets will have regular perks and such perks both financial and other motivates the employees to deliver their best to the organization. In this way the three are connected. 8. In your opinion and from your experience, what do you think that motivates more employees after a good performance, monetary rewards(extrinsic reward) or any other type of appreciation (intrinsic reward)? (Expectancy theory)Answer- Money does motivate people but as it is seen that people work for appreciation from the organization so that they are recognized for their good work. The expectancy theory suggests the trends that can motivate an employee and it depends exclusively on the employees. It is essential for the organization recognize the idea and deliver accordingly to its employees.9.How would you describe your company’s performance evaluation system? Answer- The manager says that the company has a policy of promoting an employee to the next level in a cycle of 90 days. The kind of work that is done is being evaluated by both oral and written reports. These reports have more about the employees rather than the statistical inputs. Good work is appreciated always in her organization.10. Job Characteristics Model : When a job has to be designed, which characteristics do you focus on : Skill variety, Task identity, Task significance, Autonomony, Feedback? Answer- According to the manager, focus has to be presented on skill variety and feedback. The feedback is essential in order to make sure that progress is made in the job and it also ensures that stagnation does not occur. 11.What traits do you have? (8 traits : Drive; desire; honesty and integrity; self-confidence; intelligence; job relevant knowledge; extraversion; proneness to guilt)
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