Module: Motivating Employees
Why does Motivating Employees matter?
Take this pre-test to see what you already know about the concepts in this section. The pre-test does not count toward your grade, but will help you plan where to focus your time and effort as you study. The pre-test is optional.
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Explain the theory of scientific management
| Reading: Introduction to Motivational Theory | |
| Reading: Fredrick Taylor’s Scientific Management | |
| Self-Check: Scientific Management |
Describe the “Hawthorne Effect” and its significance in managing employees
| Reading: The Hawthorne Studies | |
| Self-Check: The Hawthorne Effect |
Explain need-based theories of worker motivation, including Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and Herzberg’s two-factor theory
| Reading: Need-Based Motivation Theories | |
| Self-Check: Need-Based Theories |
Explain process-based theories of motivation, including expectancy and equity theories
| Reading: Process-Based Theories | |
| Self-Check: Process-Based Theories |
Compare and contrast Theory X and Theory Y managers
| Reading: Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y | |
| Self-Check: Theory X vs Theory Y |
Identify ways in which managers can use the varying motivation theories to motivate individual employees in an increasingly diverse workplace
| Reading: Job Models and Goals | |
| Videos: Motivation in Today’s Workplace | |
| Self-Check: Strategies for Motivating Employees |
Motivating Employees
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