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  • Work Place Motivation

    Work Place Motivation

    Introduction This paper will examine how various motivational strategies affect productivity in the workplace. An explanation of organizational efforts to improve performance, employees’ resistance to increasing productivity, and management’s philosophy of motivation and its practices will be included. The implications of applying any motivational theory not currently in practice in the workplace and how this motivational theory would impact both management and employees will be identified and analyzed. Employee Motivation Theories: From McGregor to Maslow

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    Essay Length: 449 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Janna
  • Decision Theory

    Decision Theory

    Case Study Decision Making using Quantitative Techniques using Expected Monetary Value (EMV) Introduction Business Wide Solutions is one of the leading IT companies in India, delivering business solutions through the dedicated services and adopting proven practices in different domains managed by team of seasoned, highly qualified and future visionary professionals, post graduates, engineers, consulting experts and MBAs having more than 2 decades of experience in various industry sectors like Manufacturing, Re-Engineering, Finance, Aviation, Transport,

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    Essay Length: 440 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 29, 2010 By: Max
  • Consciousness and Motivation

    Consciousness and Motivation

    Consciousness and Motivation In the past year, I haven’t been able to achieve very good sleep due to passing of my mother, however, when I do sleep, I have had many reoccurring dreams about meeting with my mother. The setting is always the same: I go to her house and she is waiting there for me and we take off in my car. I really can’t tell you where we are going there is no

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    Essay Length: 967 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Managerial Theories of the Firm

    Managerial Theories of the Firm

    Managerial theories of the firm Managerial theories of the firm place emphasis on various incentive mechanisms in explaining the behaviour of managers and the implications of this conduct for their companies and the wider economy. According to traditional theories, the firm is controlled by its owners and thus wishes to maximise short run profits. The more contemporary managerial theories of the firm examine the possibility that the firm is controlled not by its owners, but

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    Essay Length: 2,718 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Mike
  • Friendships & Love: 300 Point Filter Theory

    Friendships & Love: 300 Point Filter Theory

    Friendships & Love: 300 Point Filter Theory Following is an essay written to provoke thought and discussion regarding selecting potential friends and especially that special someone. It may help you save time and emotions, and help you avoid getting into unhealthy relationships (filter people in and out of your life). The following theory and concepts are based on personal experiences, conversations with many people, and spending time thinking about what I believe is one of

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    Essay Length: 5,995 Words / 24 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Artur
  • Maut Theory

    Maut Theory

    Jennifer, I understand your concern about the decision I made in which the result turned out poorly. The decision to promote Juliet to position of quality assurance manager did not produce the results that I had planned. My decision adversely resulted in Juliet having to be demoted back to data manager. It also resulted in loss of time and money for our company. I am very aware and extremely regretful that my decision was subjective

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    Essay Length: 536 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Victor
  • Cortes’ and Bernal Diaz’s Motives for Writing Their Accounts of the Conquest

    Cortes’ and Bernal Diaz’s Motives for Writing Their Accounts of the Conquest

    Q: What were Cortes' and Bernal Diaz's motives for writing their accounts of the conquest? How did these motives color their narratives of the conquest? Record keeping has been around since the beginning of time. Even before humans existed, the planet earth keeps detailed records of itself in rocks, trees, and ice. Writing of events has been very important in the process of capturing, storing, and sharing information. Writing also allows the document to be

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    Essay Length: 810 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Foucault and the Theories of Power and Identity

    Foucault and the Theories of Power and Identity

    Foucault believed that power is never in any one person’s hands, it does not show itself in any obvious manner but rather as something that works its way into our imaginations and serves to constrain how we act. For example in the setting of a workplace the power does not pass from the top down; instead it circulates through their organizational practices. Such practices act like a grid, provoking and inciting certain courses of

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    Essay Length: 1,370 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Jack
  • Social Learning Theory of Albert Bandura

    Social Learning Theory of Albert Bandura

    SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY of Albert Bandura If you've taken an introductory course in economics, you're already familiar with the policy planner's dilemma of deciding whether to allocate limited resources for guns or for butter. The problem is usually posed to illustrate the impersonal market forces of supply and demand, profit and loss. Yet planners are people, and most individuals come to the war-or-peace decision points of life having already developed preferred responses. Northwestern psychologist Donald

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    Essay Length: 820 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Vika
  • Einstein's Theory Ethics

    Einstein's Theory Ethics

    In our restatement of Einstein's theory we say, "the most incomprehensible thing about reality is that it is knowable." From what I have gathered from Heraclites this statement holds water. Heraclites states "It is in changing that things find response". Through this statement we can conclude that the only thing we can know is that the world is constantly changing. If the world is constantly changing, that would cause one to think that it could

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    Essay Length: 868 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Artur
  • Compare and Contrast the Management Theories of Frederick Taylor, Henri Fayol, Elton Mayo and Douglas McGregor. in What Sense(s) Are These Theories Similar And/or Compatible? in What Sense(s) Are These Theories Dissimilar And/or Compatible? How Would a Co

    Compare and Contrast the Management Theories of Frederick Taylor, Henri Fayol, Elton Mayo and Douglas McGregor. in What Sense(s) Are These Theories Similar And/or Compatible? in What Sense(s) Are These Theories Dissimilar And/or Compatible? How Would a Co

    Since the end of the 19th century, when factory manufacturing became widespread and the size of organisations increased, people have been looking for ways to motivate employees and improve productivity. A need for management ideas arise which lead to classical contributors such as Frederick Taylor and Henri Fayol generating management theories such as Taylor’ Scientific Management and Fayol’s Administrative Management. In the late 1920’s and early 1930’s the Hawthorne studies were conducted where Elton Mayo

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    Essay Length: 1,852 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Stenly
  • The Socio-Political Factors of 9/11: Motivations and Responses

    The Socio-Political Factors of 9/11: Motivations and Responses

    As a nation America has seen its fair share of conflicts and wars just in the last century. Our nation has seen both World Wars and various other conflicts that still to this day are claiming lives. During the hard times of war many people have found faith and turn to religion to provide hope and comfort. While America was at peace before September 11, 2001 a devastating and cowardly plan was being hatched in

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    Essay Length: 747 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Mike
  • Endogenous Growth Theory

    Endogenous Growth Theory

    Recall that in the Harrod-Domar, Kaldor-Robinson, Solow-Swan and the Cass-Koopmans growth models, we have maintained, either explicitly or implicitly, that technical change is "exogenous". In the Schumpeter version, this was not true: we had "swarms" of inventors arising under particular conditions. The Smithian and Ricardian models also had technical change arising from profit-squeezes or, in the particular case of Smith, arising because of previous technical conditions. Allyn A. Young (1928) had argued for the resurrection

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    Essay Length: 1,370 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Artur
  • Evaluation of Identity Theory And

    Evaluation of Identity Theory And

    "What is it to perceive, to feel emotion, to hold a belief, or to have a purpose?" asks Armstrong (225). Do we have a soul, or are we purely physical? Are these questions even mutually exclusive? The Identity Theorist argues that the mind is completely physical on the grounds that mental states and brain states causally interact and therefore, mental states must be brain states. Although one may object that it could be possible for

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    Essay Length: 271 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Employee Motivation in the Workplace

    Employee Motivation in the Workplace

    Employee motivation in the workplace The job of a manager in the workplace is to get things done through employees. To do this the manager should be able to motivate employees. But that's easier said than done! Motivation practice and theory are difficult subjects, touching on several disciplines. In spite of enormous research, basic as well as applied, the subject of motivation is not clearly understood and more often than not poorly practiced. To understand

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    Essay Length: 836 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Mike
  • Leadership Theories and Analysis

    Leadership Theories and Analysis

    The Renaissance was a rebirth of cultural awareness and learning that took place during 1400 - 1500. Art became a branch of learning during the Renaissance. It was a period of time when art was very important. Artists had finally recaptured the amazing detail and realism that the Greeks and Romans perfected. Artists broke boundaries with new exciting mediums and bright colors. Filippo Brunelleschi permitted artists to decide the proportional size of a figure by

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    Essay Length: 2,522 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: April 4, 2010 By: Edward
  • Employee Motivation

    Employee Motivation

    Simply stated, the job of a manager is to obtain the most efficient flow of productivity through control of the related goods and personnel under the manager’s sphere of influence. The one variable most difficult to control in this “managerial equation” is the actions of those directly influencing the manager’s effectiveness. It then becomes the goal of the manager to take the leadership role and motivate everyone to a similar goal. Unfortunately, motivational theory and

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    Essay Length: 270 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 5, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Vroom - Expectancy Theory

    Vroom - Expectancy Theory

    According to Vroom to motivate someone mere offering a person something to satisfy his important needs will nt be sufficient. In order for the person to be motivated, he must also be reasonably sure that he has the ability to obtain the reward. An employee's motivation increases when he values a particular outcome highly and when he feels a reasonably good chance of achieving the desired goal. This definition says that : Any individual acts

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    Essay Length: 308 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Classical Management Theory

    Classical Management Theory

    Classical Management Theory Early Management Theories Early Theories of Organizations emerged mainly for military and Catholic Church. The metaphor of the machine was dominant, where organizations are viewed as machines. Therefore, the organizational application was, since workers behave predictably (as machines do rarely deviate from the norm), management knows what to expect, and workers operating outside expectations are replaced. Classical Management Theories There are three well-established theories of classical management: Taylor’s Theory of Scientific Management,

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    Essay Length: 445 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Anna
  • Motivation

    Motivation

    Introduction When an assignment or task is given, prioritizing and time-management skills will have one be able to follow through to ensure the completion in a time frame that is satisfactory to the requestor. In this case study, one will read of the problems that have arisen with poor time management skills and the results. One will also read the alternatives, possible solutions, and the recommendations to avoid errors in the workplace. Background Carl Robins

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    Essay Length: 312 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Jack
  • Company Motivational Profile Paper

    Company Motivational Profile Paper

    Company Motivational Profile Paper: Home Depot Motivates Daniel PSY/320 Home Depot Motivates Decks, patios, bathrooms you name it, there is no job too difficult when Home Depot is there. Home Depot has helped many troubled individuals accomplish impossible tasks that seem like they can never be done. Home Depot has been around since the late 70’s and has only gained more popularity as the years have passed. As one of the leading retailers in

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    Essay Length: 2,128 Words / 9 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Motivation

    Motivation

    Motivation is defined as, “the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior.” Motivation is key in personal life as well as the career world. Motivation in the work place is highly dependent on employers being able to understand the needs and wants of their employees. When employers can understand and satisfy an employee’s needs, the employee is more inclined to perform well in his position. “The ranked order of motivating

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    Essay Length: 1,253 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • Why Do We Need Motivation?

    Why Do We Need Motivation?

    INTRODUCTION Why Do We Need Motivation ? " People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so." ~ Fran Tarkenton The most difficult job that faces a supervisor is learning how to effectively motivate and keep his/her employees motivated . The average person when asked how to motivate someone will tell you what motivates him or her. Unfortunately, everyone is different and what motivates one employee may only make

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    Essay Length: 4,997 Words / 20 Pages
    Submitted: April 8, 2010 By: Jack
  • Interpersonal Deception Theory

    Interpersonal Deception Theory

    Running head: INTERPERSONAL DECEPTION THEORY Interpersonal deception theory: Detecting deception within friendships Introduction When dealing with deception, there are millions of reasons people to choose to lie, and depending on the approaches they take, some people can consistently prevent themselves from being caught. So how many times are we deceived without even noticing? In the study of interpersonal communication, the matter of deception finds people in situations where they speak in a dishonest matter to

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    Essay Length: 1,654 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Janna
  • Economic Theory

    Economic Theory

    “Moreover, contrary to the what economic theory suggests, higher interest rates have not caused everyone to borrow less for consumption. Most people are borrowing as much as ever – or more – to buy goods now”. Question: Are economists wrong in saying that consumption depends negatively on interest rate? (5 marks) The economists are not “wrong” in claiming consumption depends negatively based on interest rates as economic theory suggests consumption is inversely related to interest

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    Essay Length: 267 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Edward