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Discussion 1

"Motivation" Please respond to the following:

Select one of the theories of motivation discussed in Chapter 5 and explain how you would apply that theory at your current (or previous) place of work to improve both productivity and morale. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Determine how managers could combine two or more motivation theories to tailor their efforts to motivate employees to a specific work environment or set of employees.

Discussion 2

"Learning and Performance Management" Please respond to the following:

Describe how you would apply either behavioral theories of learning or cognitive theories of learning to solve a specific work-related performance problem. Explain your rationale.

Briefly describe your current job (or one you have had in the past), and determine how performance management could have been applied in a way that would have both motivated you and made your work more rewarding. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Discussion 3

"Stress" Please respond to the following:

From the e-Activity, determine if there is more stress today than in past generations and provide available evidence to support your response.

Analyze current (or previous) employer's efforts to manage stress in the workplace to determine what additional steps could have been taken. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Discussion 4

"Communication" Please respond to the following:

Analyze the factors contributing to poor communication in the workplace to determine the single greatest communication barrier at your current (or previous) place of work, as well as how you would address that barrier.

From the video, determine ways that a specific organization in a different industry could apply the lessons learned by Plant Fantasies. Provide specific examples of how doing so would help the business you selected.