Motivation Flashcards
What is delayering?
it is when a business removes tiers of management,
usually in the middle
What are some of the advantages of delayering?
The removal of managerial layers in the
hierarchical structure will mean that the
business will save money on salaries.
If remaining employees are ‘empowered’ to
make their own decisions they become more
motivated and productive.
What are the disadvantages of delayering?
Those managers/employees who remain may
become fearful for their own jobs and therefore
demoralised.
Remaining employees may require training
as to cope with extra responsibilities – cost of
training.
Cost implications – redundancies.
What is financial motivation?
A motivation method that involves monetary rewards: pay increase, piece rates - employees are paid for each item they produce or for each task that is completed
What are the advantages of financial motivation?
What are some of the disadvantages to financial rewards?
Some schemes can cause resentment,
especially when bonuses are linked to teams.
Some employees become de-motivated because
they feel that they are carrying some of their
colleagues
When targets are not reached the workforce
may be resentful, especially if the reasons for
not hitting the targets are out of their control,
e.g. bad management, late suppliers, etc.
What is non financial motivation?
The use of non-financial methods of
motivation demonstrates attempts by employers to
apply the ideas behind the theories of the likes of
Mayo, Maslow and Herzberg
What are the methods to non financial motivation?
Job enrichment, job rotation, job enlargement, job design, communication, empowerment, quality circles, training, flexible working.
What is job enrichment?
it is giving employees more
control over the tasks that they complete and
allowing employees to complete tasks that have
a meaning and are complete in themselves.
What is job enlargement?
It is increasing the number of
tasks completed by an employee. For example,
a secretary previously employed to answer calls
might now have duties that include filing, letterwriting, etc. This adds interest to the job and
involves the employee
What is job rotation
changing employees’ tasks,
which are completed at regular intervals. This
can be as simple as switching places on a
production line. The variety adds interest to the
job and reduces the number of errors that can
arise through boredom
What is job design
it is including complete tasks that are of interest to the employee and
challenging, which allow decision-making.
What is empowerment?
giving employees the power
to control their own jobs, make decisions and
implement their own ideas.
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