Chapter 6 - Motivating Employees Flashcards

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what is meant by motiviation?

A

the factors that influence the behaviour of employees towards achieving set business goals

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what is labour productivity?

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a measure of the efficiency of employees by calculating the output per employee

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what is absenteeism?

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employees’ non-attendance at work without good reason

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what is a labour turnover?

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the rate at which employees leave a business

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5
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what is the theory of economic man?

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the view that humans are motivated by only money

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6
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what is a piece-rate?

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paying employees for each unit produced

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what are hygiene factors?

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the factors that must be present in the workplace to prevent job dissatisfaction

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what are motivators?

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the factors that influence a person to increase their efforts

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what is a job dissatisfaction?

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how unhappy and discontent a person is with their job

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10
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what are financial rewards?

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cash and non-cash rewards paid to employees which are often used to motivate employees to increase their efforts

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what is a non-financial rewards?

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methods used to motivate employees that do not involve giving any financial reward

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12
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what is meant by hourly wage rate?

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a payment to employees based on a fixed amount for each hour worked

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what is a salary?

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a fixed annual payment to certain grades and types of staff not based on hours worked or output

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what is a piece-rate?

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a payment to employees based on the number of units produced

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15
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what is meant by commission?

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a payment to sales staff based on the value of the items they sell

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16
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what is a bonus?

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an additional reward paid to employees for achieving targets set by managers

17
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what is a performance-related pay?

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a bonus scheme used to reward staff for performing to the required standard

18
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what are fringe benefits?

A

non-cash rewards often used to recruit or retain employees and to recognise the status of certain employees

19
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what is profit sharing?

A

an additional payment to employees based on the profits of the business

20
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what is a job rotation?

A

increasing variety in the workplace by allowing employees to switch from one task to another

21
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what is meant by job enlargement?

A

increasing or widening tasks to increase variety for employees

22
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what is meant by job enrichment?

A

organising work so that employees are encouraged to use their full abilities

23
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what is meant by job satisfaction?

A

how happy and content a person is with their job

24
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what are quantity circles?

A

groups of employees who meet regularly to discuss work-related problems

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what is meant by team working?
organising production so that groups of employees complete the whole unit of work
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what is meant by delegation?
passing responsibility to perform tasks to employees lower down in the organisation