Multinational corporate leaders acknowledge that a lack of business direction by senior leadership results in a 68% failure in the execution of organizational strategies. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore what best practice solutions automotive manufacturing senior leaders created to help front-line managers execute organizational strategies. The population consisted of 20 automotive manufacturing senior leaders located in Michigan with significant years of automotive experience and at least a year of experience employed as an automotive manufacturing senior leader. Vroom's expectancy theory served as the conceptual framework for the study describing the enhancement of employee performance related to their skills, knowledge, abilities, and workplace expectations. Data were collected through semistructured interviews using open-ended questions. Methodological triangulation and a modified van Kaam data analysis approach were used with field notes and interview data to guide the coding process, theoretical saturation, and trustworthiness of interpretations. Five themes emerged that senior leaders identified important for creating best practice solutions: benchmarking, training, communication strategies, organizational change, and integrity. These findings may influence positive social change by offering management strategies, objectives, and actions that help to promote the development of employees and collaboration between individuals, government institutions, local businesses, and communities.

Sales leaders who can foster sales team engagement drive an organization's sales performance. Some information technology sales leaders lack team engagement strategies that support revenue results above market growth rates. The purpose of this qualitative, single-case study was to explore the team engagement strategies of 6 sales leaders, in various offices in the Asia-Pacific region of a single, public information technology company, who demonstrated the ability to support year-on-year revenue results above market growth rates. Participants demonstrated the ability to foster team engagement and consistently deliver year-on-year revenue results above market growth rates. The conceptual framework for this study was self-determination theory, a macro theory of motivation. Data collection included semistructured interviews with the sales leaders and a review of company documents, including sales plans, sales results by country, and training and recognition programs. Data analysis included keyword coding, category development, and theme identification. Three themes emerged: using extrinsic motivators, activating intrinsic motivators, and catalyzing team engagement. Extrinsic motivators included both tangible and intangible rewards. Intrinsic motivators included encouraging sales team autonomy, developing sales team competence, and fostering sales team relatedness. Implications for positive social change include providing organizations with engagement strategies that sales leaders could use to offer better employee work-life experiences. When sales leaders improve sales team engagement, team members experience psychological benefits, which may enhance the quality of their personal lives as well as the quality of life for members of their families and communities.

Millennials, who by 2024 will make up approximately 34% of the U.S. workforce, will play a critical role in organizational strategies and productivity, as will the supervisors who manage them. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the intergenerational communication strategies that Generation X supervisors used to motivate and engage high performing millennials in the workplace. The framework for this study was Mannheim's generation theory and the 2-factor theory of motivation by Herzberg, Mausner, and Snyderman. Data were collected from parks and recreation employees in the southeastern region of the United States, including 4 Generation X supervisors who completed semistructured interviews and 2 millennial cohort focus groups. Data were transcribed, coded, and validated through member checking and methodological triangulation. The 4 themes identified were culture and socialization, relationship building and intergenerational connectedness, employee growth and development, and rewards and recognition. The findings of this research may benefit millennials, frontline supervisors, parks and recreation agencies, and leaders in other organizations by providing an understanding of generational needs. The data presented in this study may support positive social change by showing that supervisors and millennial employees can build high quality relationships within their organizations, enabling those organizations to support the communities they serve.

<p>The purpose of this research is to determine employee satisfaction towards union service delivery and the effect it might have on their motivation. For the purposes of the research, the term customer applies to all union members being serviced by the union and enjoying benefits of negotiations at a centralised or de-centralised level. More generally, trade unions and collective bargaining are seen to enhance the dignity of workers and their control of their working lives, hence the important role trade unions play within the workplace. Service deliveries from a trade union to its members are an important element of employee behaviour and motivation. The research will aim to&nbsp / measure union member&rsquo / s (customer) satisfaction of the service they receive from their union and the impact it possibly has on otivation. The hypothesis of the research is that if workers are satisfied by the service they receive from their trade union their motivational levels will also be high. Alternatively, if workers are dissatisfied by the service they receive from their trade union, their motivation will be low. A Biographical questionnaire, the Organizational Motivation Questionnaire (OMQ) and the Service Quality Questionnaire was administered to respondents to elicit responses on how the aspects of union service delivery impacts on their motivation in the workplace.&nbsp / The results emanating from the current study indicate that there are statistically significant relationships between work content, payment, promotion, recognition, working conditions, benefits, personal, leadership/ supervision, general and work motivation and satisfaction in the technical department of a media organisation in the Western Cape. Furthermore, results show the nine independent variables (work content, payment, promotion, recognition, working conditions, benefits, personal, leadership/ supervision and general) significantly explained the variance in work motivation and service-delivery. The study also shows a statistically significant difference in motivation and job-satisfaction based on the biographical variables (gender, home language, marital status, age, race, job classification, education, qualifications, job grade and tenure). Multiple regression analysis revealed these variables significant explained the variance in job satisfaction and motivation. The results reveal some interesting insights into the relationship between union service delivery, motivation and job satisfaction amongst unionised workers in a media organisation in the Western Cape. Recommendations are made with respect to the management of this focal area of research.</p>

Siekiant kokybiškai įgyvendinti valstybės sienos neliečiamumą, viešąją tvarką, visuomenės saugumą bei kitas VSAT vykdomas funkcijas, ypatingai svarbus yra šias funkcijas įgyvendinančio personalo motyvacijos pažinimas, palaikymas. Mokslinės literatūros gausoje pasigendama tiek teorinių žinių, tiek empirinių duomenų apie VSAT pareigūnų motyvaciją. Didelė personalo kaita, nepasitenkinimas tarnybos sąlygomis ir socialinėmis garantijomis, korupcijos pasireiškimas – problemos bylojančios apie VSAT motyvavimo sistemos neefektyvumą. Šio magistro darbo objektas - VSAT pareigūnų motyvavimo sistemos efektyvumas. Tikslas - Nustatyti VSAT pareigūnų motyvavimo sistemos efektyvumą. Uždaviniai: 1) atskleisti esminius personalo motyvavimo teorinius aspektus, 2) išryškinti personalo motyvacijos valstybės tarnyboje ypatybes, 3) atskleisti pareigūnų motyvavimo VSAT specifiką, 4) ištirti kaip VSAT Ignalinos rinktinėje dirbantys pareigūnai vertina VSAT motyvavimo sistemos efektyvumą, 5) išanalizuoti tyrimo rezultatus ir pateikti siūlymus motyvavimo sistemos tobulinimui. Hipotezė - VSAT pareigūnų motyvavimo sistema nėra visiškai efektyvi. Atlikus tyrimą, išanalizavus jo rezultatus bei jų pagrindu pateikus siūlymus, galėtų patobulėti pareigūnų motyvavimo sistema VSAT. Darbo metodai: 1) mokslinės literatūros šaltinių metaanalizė, 2) aprašomasis metodas, 3) atvejo analizė, 4) sintezė, 5) interpretacija, 6) prognozavimas, 7) prielaidų analizė, 8) statistinė analizė, 9) anketinė apklausa 10)... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / In order to qualitatively implement such functions performed by the State Border Guard Service as protection of the State Border, public order and public security, the recognition and maintenance of the motivation of officials performing these functions become highly important. The abundance of scientific literature lacks both theoretical and empirical data on the motivation of officials in the State Border Guard Service. High vicissitude of employees, dissatisfaction with service conditions and social security, corruption are the problems evidencing the inefficiency of the motivation system in the State Border Guard Service. The object of this MA thesis is the efficiency of employee motivation system in the State Border Guard Service. The aim is to determine the efficiency of employee motivation system in the State Border Guard Service The tasks: 1) to reveal the essential theoretical aspects of employee motivation, 2) to highlight the peculiarities of employee motivation in the civil service, 3) to introduce the specificity of employee motivation in the State Border Guard Service, 4) to investigate how the officials working in the State border Guard Service Ignalina Territorial Unit evaluate the efficiency of motivation system, 5) to examine the results of the investigation and to make proposals for the improvement of the motivation system. Hypothesis – the employee motivation system in the State Border Guard Service is not completely effective. The investigation, its... [to full text]

<p>The purpose of this research is to determine employee satisfaction towards union service delivery and the effect it might have on their motivation. For the purposes of the research, the term customer applies to all union members being serviced by the union and enjoying benefits of negotiations at a centralised or de-centralised level. More generally, trade unions and collective bargaining are seen to enhance the dignity of workers and their control of their working lives, hence the important role trade unions play within the workplace. Service deliveries from a trade union to its members are an important element of employee behaviour and motivation. The research will aim to&nbsp / measure union member&rsquo / s (customer) satisfaction of the service they receive from their union and the impact it possibly has on otivation. The hypothesis of the research is that if workers are satisfied by the service they receive from their trade union their motivational levels will also be high. Alternatively, if workers are dissatisfied by the service they receive from their trade union, their motivation will be low. A Biographical questionnaire, the Organizational Motivation Questionnaire (OMQ) and the Service Quality Questionnaire was administered to respondents to elicit responses on how the aspects of union service delivery impacts on their motivation in the workplace.&nbsp / The results emanating from the current study indicate that there are statistically significant relationships between work content, payment, promotion, recognition, working conditions, benefits, personal, leadership/ supervision, general and work motivation and satisfaction in the technical department of a media organisation in the Western Cape. Furthermore, results show the nine independent variables (work content, payment, promotion, recognition, working conditions, benefits, personal, leadership/ supervision and general) significantly explained the variance in work motivation and service-delivery. The study also shows a statistically significant difference in motivation and job-satisfaction based on the biographical variables (gender, home language, marital status, age, race, job classification, education, qualifications, job grade and tenure). Multiple regression analysis revealed these variables significant explained the variance in job satisfaction and motivation. The results reveal some interesting insights into the relationship between union service delivery, motivation and job satisfaction amongst unionised workers in a media organisation in the Western Cape. Recommendations are made with respect to the management of this focal area of research.</p>

Thesis (M.B.A.)-Business Studies Unit, Durban Institute of Technology, 2005 xxvi, 221 leaves / The research problem investigates to what extent the introduction of change has affected employee motivation and job satisfaction with reference to organizational productivity.

Thesis (M.B.A.)-Business Studies Unit, Durban Institute of Technology, 2005 xi, 86 leaves / This study encompasses the triangulation of research methods in order to determine the impact of a piece rate incentive scheme on employee output within the South African context. The existing body of knowledge tends to reflect the conditions found in developed countries such as the USA, Canada and the UK, very little research appears to have been conducted in the South African context.

Magistro baigiamajame darbe išanalizuoti Lietuvos ir užsienio autorių lankstaus darbo laiko organizavimo teoriniai aspektai, siekiant atskleisti lankstaus darbo laiko organizavimo motyvacinę reikšmę organizacijų darbuotojams. Remiantis mokslinės literatūros analize, atlikta teorinėje dalyje, įvykdytas įvairių organizacijų darbuotojų požiūrio į lankstų darbo laiką motyvacijos aspektu tyrimas, kurio metu nustatyti motyvaciniai darbuotojų veiksniai bei lankstaus darbo laiko poveikis respondentų motyvacijai lyginant su kitų motyvacinių veiksnių poveikiu. Anketinės apklausos būdu surinkti empirinio tyrimo duomenys leido nustatyti, kad lankstus darbo laikas labiau motyvuoja tik atskirus darbuotojus, pagal individualius jų poreikius ir nėra svarbiausias darbuotojų motyvacinis veiksnys. / This master’s final paper analyzed the Lithuanian and foreign authors of flexible working time arrangements theoretical aspects, in order to reveal flexible working time arrangements motivational significance of workers organizations. Based on literature review, carried out the theoretical part, employees of various organizations committed approach to flexible working time of the motivation aspect of investigation, during which the motivating factors for workers and flexible working time on the motivation of the respondents in relation to other motivational factors. The questionnaires collected by means of the empirical survey data revealed that more flexible working hours only motivates individual employees, according to their individual needs and not the primary motivating factor for employees.

Zusammenschlüsse über Firmengrenzen hinweg sind mit Risiken verbunden, besonders bei Einbindung von Mitarbeitern. Ein neu entwickeltes Frühwarnsystem ermöglicht ein rechtzeitiges Eingreifen in die Kooperationsprozesse, bevor eine erfolgsmindernde Wirkung einsetzen könnte. Es basiert auf Forschungsergebnissen zu Führung und Mitarbeitermotivation in Projektgruppen und orientiert sich an den Erfahrungen von Managern bei der Gestaltung interorganisationaler Zusammenarbeit. Die informationsund kommunikationstechnische Umsetzung dient dem ökonomischen orts- und zeitflexiblen Einsatz sowie einer schnellen Rückmeldung. Inzwischen wurde das Frühwarnsystem in verschiedenen Kooperationsprojekten eingesetzt und von den Beteiligten positiv angenommen.