MGT2030Y - Organizational Behavior: Low Motivation at ZOAN Rentals

This assignment analyzes the problem of low motivation within the context of ZOAN Rentals Inc., a property rental company. The student identifies three key underlying issues contributing to the problem: lack of realistic goal setting and workload, low wages, and issues in the relationship between managers and staff. The analysis applies established organizational behavior theories, including Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene theory, McClelland's Theory of Needs, and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, to explain how these issues impact employee motivation and satisfaction. The solution emphasizes the importance of addressing these issues through improved goal setting, fair compensation, and fostering positive manager-employee relationships. The assignment highlights the role of incentives, rewards, and overall workplace improvement in boosting employee motivation and performance.

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Organizational Behavior
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OB 1
Low Motivation
In an organisation, the problem of low motivation is a serious issue that can affect
employees and the company as a whole. It is essential to balance poor work-life, make the
pay sufficient, maintains the manager-employee relationship, development of the career
prospect and enhancing recognition and appreciation through motivation theories or models
(Ramadanty & Martinus, 2016). Motivation theories help in better understanding of causes
playing the role of impacting an individual’s motivation.
Ramadanty, S., & Martinus, H. (2016). Organizational Communication: Communication and
Motivation in the Workplace. Humaniora Binus, 7(1), 77-86.
Major issues of low motivation are:
1. Lack of realistic goal setting and workload
Frederick Herzberg introduced Motivation-Hygiene theory of motivation is the
best to work on associated with satisfaction and dissatisfaction individually (Chiat &
Panatik, 2019). This issue is based on employees’ demands and expectations where
any individual is not able to achieve their goal or feeling overburdened which leads to
low motivation.
Chiat, L., & Panatik, S. (2019). Perceptions of Employee Turnover Intention by Herzberg’s
Motivation-Hygiene Theory: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Research in
Psychology, 1(2), 10-15.
2. Low wages
David McClelland introduced the Theory of Needs where an employee
demands an essential desire for overachieving and accomplishing things (Khurana &
Joshi, 2017). This issue shows at the time of producing better outcomes and creating
positive working environment that requires better performance which is only possible
if getting good salary packages that depicts values to employees without any
complexities.
Khurana, H., & Joshi, V. (2017). MOTIVATION AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIVIDUAL
PERFORMANCE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BASED ON MCCLELLAND'S

OB 2
THREE NEED MODEL. Clear International Journal of Research in Commerce &
Management, 8(7), 110-116.
3. Issue of relationship between managers and staff
Abraham Maslow introduced the Maslow’s Pyramid Theory also named as
Needs-Hierarchy concept. It is based on employee’s needs satisfaction consisting
physiological needs, security needs, social interaction, self-esteem and self-
actualisation (Rahbi, Khalid, & Khan, 2017). This issue impacts the satisfaction of an
employee when not feeling positive due to no maintenance of relationship with
managing in the workplace leads to low motivation.
Rahbi, D., Khalid, K., & Khan, M. (2017). THE EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON
TEAM MOTIVATION. Academy of Strategic Management Journal, 16(3), 1-14.
It requires boosting motivation within the workplace along with factors improvisation
for bring employee satisfaction rather than dissatisfaction such as achieving ability. Thus, this
evaluates that incentives and rewards boost the low motivation of employees in an
organisation along with performance (Sharma & Shirsath, 2014).
Sharma, V., & Shirsath, M. (2014). Training –A motivational tool. IOSR Journal of Business
and Management, 16(3), 27-35.