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Title: Critical thinking

Motivation and Empowerment.

Overview:
This chapter will help you to recognize and apply the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic rewards and appropriately tap into the motives that induce people to take action to accomplish important goals. You will also learn how to apply the job characteristics model to enrich jobs and identify factors that play a role in employee engagement as well as use engagement to meet higher-level needs. Finally, you will apply needs-based theories of motivation and understand how the concept of equity applies to motivation.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize and apply the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.

Appropriately tap into the motives that induce people to take action to accomplish important goals.

Motivate others by meeting their higher-level needs.

Apply needs-based theories of motivation and understand how the concept of equity applies to motivation.

Describe the psychological and structural elements of empowerment and how empowerment contributes to motivation.

Apply the job characteristics model to enrich jobs.

Identify factors that play a role in employee engagement and use engagement to meet higher-level needs.
Build a thriving workforce by giving people a sense of making progress toward meaningful goals.

Discussion Board - 450 words

Reflection and Discussion Forum Week 8Reflection and Discussion

Reflect on the assigned readings for the week. Respond to the following prompts: "What do I feel are the most important aspects of my learning in the chapters this week?" and "What about this learning was really worthy of my time and understanding?" Then explain how important it is in society or business.

Also, provide a graduate-level response to each of the following questions:

Google wants employees to mingle more but not to waste a lot of time. So as part of its "people strategy," Google analyzes reams of data to determine the optimal size and shape for the cafeteria tables and the best length for the lunch line. If hygiene factors, as defined in Herzberg's two-factor theory, will not provide increased satisfaction and motivation, why do you think Google would try to increase lunchtime mingling? Discuss.

One small business owner says she doesn't offer her sales representatives incentives because people try to sabotage one another to get more business and stop paying attention to smaller accounts. As a leader, how would you develop a program to motivate and reward high performers without promoting the wrong type of behavior?

Respond to the post of at least two peers, using 100 words minimum each.

[Your initial post should be based upon the assigned reading for the week, so the textbook should be a source listed in your reference section and cited within the body of the text. Other sources are not required but feel free to use them if they aid in your discussion].

[Your initial post should be at least 450+ words and in APA format (including Times New Roman with font size 12 and double spaced). Post the actual body of your paper in the discussion thread then attach a Word version of the paper for APA review]

Assignment - 350 words
Leadership Development: Case for Analysis 8
Commissions for Charlotte

Synopsis
Charlotte is a top salesperson. She receives a commission and many perks. After performing well for some time, Charlotte has requested an increase in her commission rate. Several people are discussing her demands and the possible effects of the company's response to her demands.

Questions:
What theories of motivation help explain Charlotte's demands and the reactions of other employees to those demands?
What options can you think of for handling Charlotte's demand for even higher commissions? Which option would you choose? Why?
How might Doris Ann Riley deal with employee morale in light of the extremely high pay demanded by a star salesperson?