{"id":1872,"date":"2022-04-15T17:28:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T17:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-organizationalbehavior\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1872"},"modified":"2024-09-04T18:37:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:37:10","slug":"module-6-discussion-motivation-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-organizationalbehavior\/chapter\/module-6-discussion-motivation-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"raw":"Module 6 Discussion: Motivation in the Workplace","rendered":"Module 6 Discussion: Motivation in the Workplace"},"content":{"raw":"In a meeting with members of Informational Systems operations area, you ask middle managers about the recent sub-par performance in the department and their thoughts about the reasons behind it. 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