Question

BUSI 1110

Summer 2020 Weekly Assignment

Assignment number

9
General Information

Description

Chapter

Motivating Satisfying and Leading Employees

Due date

Prior to start of following week’s session

Students will answer a list of assigned questions. In order to receive full credit for each question, students need to sufficiently support answers with relevant application of course concepts and theories. All sources should be correctly cited using APA guidelines.

Report guidelines

Students will require to submit their weekly assignments online (Moodle) on or before the due date to location created under each week. All files should be submitted using pdf extension labelling the file name using the format <last name>_<first name>_<assignment number>.pdf. Students could also create other modes of submission such as power point, graphics, video clips etc..., in such events please speak to the instructor for uploading instructions. All submissions should be properly formatted, checked for spelling, grammar and use professional language. Students will use Font style Times New Roman and size 11 with a spacing of 1.5

Assignment – Week 9

1. Reflecting the motivation theories discussed, which theory do you think is most suitable to motivate?

a. Fast food chain employee b. Accountant

Explain your reasoning by applying to the motivational theory for positions a) and b)? (8 points)

2. Identify the hygiene and motivational factors for following positions

   1. Accountant (3)

   2. University student following BUSI 1110 (3)

   3. Cashier at a super market (3)

3. Following assignment guidelines, reliable and sufficient research performed to support the argument. Sources cited to support statements. Clear and concise writing (5 points)

Total Points 22 – (Percentage 5%)

Revision May 2020

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Answer 1

Answer 1
Reflecting on the motivation theories, the theory which I think is the most suitable to motivate a fast food chain employee is Hertzberg's two factor theory because in this theory the two broad categories which can be used for motivation of an employee is the hygiene factor and motivating factor. In case of a fast food employee the motivation with respect to his job satisfaction include recognition of his work, responsibility in his work, growth etc and the hygiene factors include the working conditions with respect to work, the salary status and security related to his job.
Answer 2
The motivation theory with respect to the accountant will be Vroom's theory of expectancy because this theory states that people will be motivated and productive if they believe that their efforts will lead to success and they will be awarded for this success, as in the case of accountant because it is a important part of managing the finance in the organization this motivation theory is best suited in this case.
Answer 3
The motivation theory for cashier in the supermarket will be Maslow's' hierarchy of needs because this theory states that there are five basic needs of any human being these are physiological needs, safety and security, belonging ness and love, self esteem and self actualization in the case of a cashier he has to meet his basic needs because cashier is a very routine kind of job and it does not require very high technical and managerial skills if his basic needs are met this could be a a cause of motivation for him.