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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Belöningssystem för arbetare : En fallstudie på ett industriföretag / Reward system towards blue-collar workers : A case study at a industrial company

Haxhiu, Agonis, Glasberg, Max January 2021 (has links)
Bakgrund och problem: Ett välkänt ekonomiskt styrmedel som används av företagsledare för att motivera anställda till att utföra prestationer som ligger i linje med företagets mål är belöningssystem. Belöningssystem fungerar olika i olika branscher och måste anpassas efter typ av verksamhet och anställda. Ett relativt outforskat område är industribranschen, här utförs ofta kärnprocessen av arbetarna på golvet vilket gör det intressant att se hur ett industriföretag jobbar med belöningssystem mot dessa typer av anställda och identifiera kritiska områden för belöningssystemets funktion mot arbetare då detta är ett ostuderat område. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att bidra med ökad förståelse om hur industriföretag jobbar med belöningssystem gentemot arbetare och vad dessa arbetare har för erfarenheter av detta system. Metod: En kvalitativ fallstudie är utförd på företaget Atlas Copco Power Technique Nordic som är verksamma inom industribranschen. Åtta respondenter har intervjuats genom semi-strukturerade intervjuer. Studien har anammat en abduktiv forskningsansats  Slutsats: Atlas Copco Power Technique Nordic använder sig av många olika belöningar i olika former för att motivera sina anställda, en kombination av icke-monetära belöningar är den främsta nyckeln för att skapa motivation hos anställda. Det framkommer att de monetära belöningarna exklusive lön inte har betydande påverkan på arbetarnas motivation och vilja att prestera. Det visar sig även att mål och rättvisa har en betydande roll vad gäller arbetarnas positiva inställning till belöningssystemet. / Background and problem: A well-known financial instrument used by business leaders to motivate employees to perform in line with the company's goal is the reward system. Reward systems work differently in different industries and must therefore be adapted to the type of business and type of employees in an organization. A relatively unexplored area is the industrial industry. Here the core processes are often performed by the blue-collar workers which makes it interesting to see how an industrial company works with reward systems towards these types of workers and identify critical areas for the reward system's function towards blue-collar workers as this is an unstudied area. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to contribute to an increased understanding of how industrial companies work with reward systems towards blue-collar workers and what experience these workers have of this system. Method: A qualitative case study has been carried out at the company Atlas Copco Power Technique Nordic, which is active in the industrial industry. Eight respondents were interviewed through semi-structured interviews. The study has adopted an abductive research approach  Conclusion: Atlas Copco Power Technique Nordic uses many different rewards in different ways to motivate its employees, and the combination of non-monetary rewards is the main key to creating motivation in employees. It appears that the monetary rewards excluding wages have no meaningful effect on blue collar worker’s motivation and desire to perform. It also appears that goalsetting and justice play a significant role in terms of blue collar worker’s positive attitudes towards the reward system.
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The impact of motivation on employee performance at Dilokong Hospital in Sekhukhune District of Limpopo Province

Mphahlele, Blessing Mokganyetji January 2021 (has links)
Thesis (M. Dev. (Planning and Management)) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / Motivation is an internal drive to satisfy an unsatisfied need and the will to accomplish. Motivation has the role to develop and intensify the desire of every individual member of the organization to work effectively and efficiently in the area of operation. Dilokong hospital has recently experienced a high number of resignations by employees. The performance of services by the hospital staff members has declined. The government, which is responsible for implementing the national policies and programmes relating to motivation and performance, has failed many times in the recent years over performance and rewards as well as the working conditions. It is against this background that the researcher has persuaded a study on the impact of motivation on employee performance at the Dilokong hospital in the Sekhukhune District of the Limpopo Province. The general objective of the study is to determine the impact of motivation on employee performance; to identify factors that motivate employees to perform better; to suggest strategies that can be used by managers to enhance the motivation and performance of the employees in their sphere of operation. A mixed methods research design was used, implying both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the quantitative data and content analysis for the qualitative part. The study revealed that promotion, incentives and good working conditions are the major factors that enhance employee motivation and performance. The study has also revealed that (rewards) money is deemed to be the best motivator to any individual. The employees at the hospital were found to be earning low wages and salaries. The department appears to be paying the lowest wages and salaries to the staff members below what is stipulated by legislation not taking into cognizance the fact that employees are working for money. It is therefore recommended that the hospital management should consider as a matter of urgency, the need to make upward adjustment in wages and salaries which will go a long way in reducing the high incidence of staff turnover.
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Exploring the role of programme managers on employees performance at the Department of Social Development at Mopani District, Limpopo Province

Shilaluke, Given January 2021 (has links)
Thesis (M. Dev. (Planning and Management)) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / The current split between the Department of Health and Social Development had made a great impact on employees’ performance. The transition has resulted on previously shared resources to being divided. The division of resources made a great impact on employees’ performance at the Department of Social Development. The adjustment to the transition has been a difficult task towards employees in the department of Social Development. Programme managers whose employees are reporting to, had to come up with management strategies to enhance performance. The research problem is a problem because nothing is known about what the senior management is doing in order to enhance performance at Mopani District. It seems that no study has been conducted to determine the challenges experienced by programme managers on employees’ performance. The major objective of the study to determine the current programmes which are used by the Department to enhance performance in the area of study and to suggest strategies that can be used by the senior management to enhance performance at Mopani District. The nature of this study is qualitative. It is an exploratory study. Data was collected be through semi-structured interviews. The sampling of this study is non-probability sample. In non-probability sampling, the researcher selected purposive sampling. Data was analyzed in a narrative from. Findings show that the programme managers are faced with several challenges in the organization. Programme managers do not have the necessary resources. Programmes offered by the programme managers are not enhancing employees’ performance due to inadequate equipments provided by the department. Current strategies used by the programme managers are no longer relevant, hence poor employees’ performance. The senior managers should be encouraged to develop relevant training programmes, minimize challenges and provide necessary resources that could be employed by the programme managers to enhance the performance of employees at the department of Social Development in Mopani district.
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Högpresterande arbetssystem (HPWS) : En kartläggning av individuell målsättning, prestationsstyrningsamt välmående på arbetsplatsen

Wikander Ericsson, Johanna January 2022 (has links)
Sammanfattning Bakgrund: High Performance Work Systems (HPWS), kan definieras som ett system av HR praktiker med intention att skapa en miljö som ger de anställda mer ansvar och skapa större organisationsengagemang. Anställda ses och behandlas som värdefulla tillgångar. Det ökade organisationsengagemanget gör i sin tur det möjligt för organisationer att skapa och upprätthålla konkurrensfördelar för att kunna uppnå organisationens mål, de anställdas mål sätts i linje med organisationen vilket gör att alla arbetar åt samma håll. Den största anledningen till att organisationer implementerar HPWS är att öka företagets effektivitet och produktivitet. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att kartlägga anställdas arbete med individuell målsättning, erfarenhet av prestationsstyrning samt välmående på arbetsplatsen i en HPWS miljö, samt undersöka dess relationer. Metod: En kvantitativ studie utförd på data insamlad via enkäter i Teams Forms från en icke slumpmässig urvalsgrupp bestående av personer med anställning i en organisation med implementerad HPWS. Data har statistiskt analyserats i PSPP och resultaten presenteras i tabeller, figurer med tillhörande deskriptiva text. Resultat: Resultatet visar att anställda i en organisation med implementerat HPWS har en hög grad av självbestämmande, möjlighet att vara med och påverka, de värderar sitt arbete som kompetenshöjande och meningsfullt samt har en god work-life balance. Slutsats: Studies resultat gör det rimligt att anta att HPWS skapar en miljö som har positiv påverkan på den anställdas arbete med individuell målsättning, erfarenhet av prestationsstyrning samt välmående på arbetsplatsen. Resultatet visar även tendenser på skillnader mellan män och kvinnor, där kvinnornas medelvärde är något högre än männens. Baserat på den tendensen, föreslår denna studie att förslag till framtida forskning att undersöka vilka variabler som påverkar kvinnors upplevelse av HPWS positivt. Nyckelord: HPWS (High Performance Work Systems), individuell målsättning, prestationsstyrning, välmående på arbetsplatsen / Abstrakt Bakgrund: Högpresterande arbetssystem kan definieras som ett system av HR-metoder som skapar en miljö i en verksamhet som tillåter en anställd större engagemang och ansvar. Anställda ses och behandlas som värderade tillgångar. Det ökade engagemanget i verksamheten gör det möjligt att skapa och bibehålla konkurrensfördelar tack vare medarbetarnas engagemang för att hjälpa verksamheten att lyckas. Den främsta anledningen till att anta HPWS är att öka företagets effektivitet och produktivitet. Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att kartlägga medarbetares arbete med individuell målformulering, erfarenhet från performance management och deras välbefinnande på jobbet i en HPWS-miljö, samt granska relationerna mellan de tre. Metod: En kvantitativ studie med resultat baserade på statistisk analys utförd i PSPP baserat på data som samlats in via Teams formulär frågeformulär från ett icke-slumpmässigt urval av personer som arbetar i organisationer med implementerad HPWS. Resultatet presenteras i tabeller och figurer med beskrivande text associerad. Resultat: Resultaten från denna studie visar att anställda i en organisation med implementerat HPWS har en hög grad av autonomi, stor möjlighet att påverka beslut, de värdesätter sitt arbete som meningsfullt och kompetenshöjande och har en god balans mellan arbete och privatliv. Slutsats: Resultaten från denna studie gör det rimligt att anta att HPWS skapar en miljö som har en positiv inverkan på medarbetarnas arbete med att sätta individuella mål, erfarenhet av performance management och välbefinnande i arbetet. Resultatet visar tendenser till skillnader mellan män och kvinnor, där kvinnor får högre poäng jämfört med män. Baserat på denna trend är förslaget till ytterligare studier att undersöka vilka variabler i en HPWS-miljö som har en positiv inverkan på kvinnor. Sökord: HPWS (High Performance Work Systems), individuell målsättning, performance management, välbefinnande på jobbet
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Towards A Practice Theory of Goal-setting: Assessing the theoretical goal-setting of The Leprosy Mission in Nigeria

Ogbeiwi, Osahon J.I. January 2019 (has links)
Goal-setting is indispensable for effective healthcare management. Yet, literature evidence suggests many organisations worldwide do not know how to formulate ‘SMART’ goals. Evidence of how existing theories work in practice is scarce, and the practices in low-income countries are unknown. Therefore, this research explored how leprosy project goals were formulated to describe the theoretical practice framework of The Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN). Using a case-study design, ten managers were interviewed individually concerning their goal-setting knowledge, experience and perspective; and documented goals of six projects were reviewed. A five-step constructionist thematic data analysis generated eleven theoretical frameworks from the concepts of the emergent core themes of ‘stakeholders’, ‘strategies’ and ‘statements.’ Further theorisation reduced them to one general framework. This revealed TLMN’s goal-setting practice as a four-stage centre-led, top-down, beneficiary-focused and problem-based process. The stages were national preparation, baseline needs-survey, centralised goal formulation and nationalised planning. The outcome was the formulation of assigned, ‘non SMART’ objective statements, which are then used for planning projects. Other theoretical models constructed included a Goal Effects Cycle, ‘SMARTA’ goal attributes and hierarchical criteria for differentiating goal-types. A theory developed from TLMN goal-setting postulates that: ‘Assigned non SMART goal formulation directly results from centralised goal-setting practice and is the predictor of unrealistic project planning.’ Therefore, I propose that goal statements will be ‘SMARTA’ and plans, more realistic and relevant if goal setting is done collaboratively by all stakeholders at all stages of the process. Also, ‘Change-Beneficiary-Indicator-Target-Timeframe’ and ‘Change- Beneficiary-Location-Timeframe’ frameworks are recommended as templates for writing SMART objectives and aims respectively.
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Efficacy of a Worksite Trial of the Diabetes Prevention Program among Employees with Prediabetes

Weinhold, Kellie Rose 15 August 2014 (has links)
No description available.
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Implementering av offensiv kvalitetsutveckling med fokus på måldelning för långsiktigt systemtänkande : En fallstudie av ett svenskt medelstort företag / Implementation of TQM with emphasis on goal setting for long term systems thinking : A case study of a Swedish medium-sized company

Rahic, Zlatan January 2024 (has links)
Over the past century, capitalism has dominated as the socioeconomic system. While profit-centric companies drive global innovation, they often focus on short-term profits, disregarding the broader context. Research suggests that proactive quality improvement, coupled with precise goal setting, enhances corporate performance and aligns strategies within the company. This study explores methods for enhancing goal setting within a medium-sized Swedish firm, offering a blueprint for implementation. The study has a normative approach and utilizes qualitative semi-structured interviews alongside quantitative elements. Insights from interviews underscored the need for enhanced communication, modified goal setting at departmental and individual levels, and clearly defined, measurable KPIs to ensure efforts towards clear objectives. The Balanced Scorecard appears as a valuable tool for translating vision and strategy into actionable objectives and KPIs. The Balanced Scorecard can monitor across financial, customer, process, and learning perspectives, all connected to the organization's vision and strategy. / Under det senaste århundradet har kapitalism dominerat som det socioekonomiska systemet. Även om företag med vinstintresse bidrar till den globala innovationskraften, så fokuserar de ofta på kortsiktiga resultat, i stället för att fokusera på den holistiska bilden, företagets aktiviteter eller systemkomponenterna. Studier visar att implementering av offensiv kvalitetsutveckling med en tydlig måldelning ökar företagsprestanda och hjälper företag förankra målsättningarna med företagets strategi och affärsplan. Fallstudien undersöker därför hur ett svenskt medelstort företag kan förbättra sin måldelning. Dessutom presenteras ett implementeringsförslag till fallstudieobjektet som de kan använda som inspiration för att initiera dialog. Metoden applicerar ett normativt förhållningssätt, vilket innebär att studien är vägledande och datainsamlingsmetoden inriktade sig på kvalitativa semistrukturerade intervjuer, med kvantitativa inslag, med en hög grad av standardisering.  Intervjumaterialet motiverade bland annat att det finns en önskan om förbättrad kommunikation, tydligare och mer anpassade mål på avdelnings- och individnivå, samt bättre definierade och mätbara nyckeltal. Detta för att garantera att hela organisationen arbetar mot gemensamma övergripande mål. Ett verktyg som skulle kunna hjälpa till att bryta ner vision och strategi till målsättningar och nyckeltal är balanserade styrkort. Styrkort utvecklar, visualiserar och tillser nyckeltal i måldelningsprocessen. Balanserade styrkort används för att styra verksamheten genom att mäta prestationer inom fyra olika områden: det finansiella perspektivet, kundperspektivet, processperspektivet och lärandeperspektivet. Dessa perspektiv är sammanlänkade genom att de alla baseras på organisationens vision och strategi.
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An investigation into the impact of goal-setting on productivity in a selected team sports environment

Arraia, Marco Antonio Mexia 07 1900 (has links)
The purpose of the current research was to determine whether goal-setting as motivational work theory influences productivity and the productivity measurement and enhancement system (ProMES) as a human resource intervention that provides feedback improves productivity in an Angolan female handball team after the implementation. Motivation and productivity are important to the success of a sports organisation. Goal-setting theory was formulated on the premise that conscious goals affect action. The ProMES approach offers a method for measuring action results, in other words team productivity, which takes this feature of typical team settings into account. Each participant completed a questionnaire toolkit and the results showed that when athletes are task oriented and collectivist they believe in goal-setting and productivity improves. The ProMES process itself, with its participative aspects and process of role clarifying and expectations can successfully be used within the sports industry. This research also reaffirms the relationship between motivation and productivity. / Business Management / M. Admin. (Business Management)
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Gebruik van regressie-analise in die identifisering van sportprestasiefaktore / The use of regression analysis in the identification of sport achievement factors

De Villiers, Liesel 11 1900 (has links)
Summaries in Afrikaans and English / Die doel van hierdie ondersoek was om te bepaal watler faktore die grootste bydrae tot sportprestasie lewer. Met die literatuurstudie is die verskillende faktore wat sportprestasie beinvloed, geidentifiseer en verder ondersoek en beskryf. Daar is gevind dat 'n wye verskeidenheid faktore bestaan wat atletelsportdeelnemers se prestasie positief of negatief kan beinvloed. 'n Empiriese ondersoek is uitgevoer waarby 'n aantal atlete/sportdeelnemers, wat aan verskeie sportsoorte deelneem, betrek is. Die afrigters van hierdie atlete/sportdeelnemers is oak by die ondersoek betrek. Eerstens is bepaal watter faktore, volgens die atlete/sportdeelnemers, die grootste bydrae tot hul sportprestasie lewer. Daama is hierdie geidenlifiseerde faktore aan 'n regressieanalise onderwerp om te bepaal walter faktor/e die grootste en belangrikste bydrae tot sportprestasie lewer. Die resultate het getoon dat hierdie faktore soos volg is: motivering, afrigter, kommunikasie, selfvertroue, aanleg en dieet / The purpose of this study was to determine which factors contribute significantly to sports achievement. In the literature study, different factors with an underlying effect on sports achievement were identified, explained and further investigated. A wide variety of factors bearing positive as well as negative effect on athletes'/sport participants' achievement were found. An empirical study was carried out in which a number of athletes/sport participators were involved. The coaches of these athletes/sport participants were also included. The factors that play a major contributing role in these athletes/sport participants' sports achievement were primarily determined. Thereafter the identified factors were further investigated through the use of a regression analysis to ascertain which ones contribute the most to sports achievement. The results indicated that these factors are as follows: motivation, coach, communication, self-confidence, talent and diet. / Educational Studies / M.Ed. (met spesialisering in Voorligting)
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消費者參與品牌體驗活動之動機與效果 / The Study of Customers’ Motivation and Benefit Gained Toward Brand Experience—Take NIKE as an Example

姜藍茵, Chiang, Lan Yin Unknown Date (has links)
本研究以NIKE體驗活動為研究情境,針對曾參與過NIKE舉辦之體驗活動的消費者做為研究對象,透過質化訪談的方式探討消費者參與品牌體驗活動之動機,以及參與品牌體驗活動後帶來的個人效益,以及品牌所獲得的效益,最後綜合研究結果給予品牌體驗活動設計之建議。 本研究的結果發現,消費者參與NIKE體驗活動的動機,是因為其提供了:可以設定和追求的目標、品牌社交效益和以及彰顯品牌與自我的一致性。當體驗活動結束後,消費者可以感受到與自我相關的效益,包括:自我效能和主觀幸福感的提升,以及與品牌相關的效益,包括:品牌態度和品牌形象正向的改變。而根據訪談結果又可以發現,當品牌體驗活動能滿足消費者的參與動機時,將可以增強參與後與自我及品牌相關的效益。據此研究結果,本研究提出一研究模型供未來相關研究參考。 根據以上研究結果,本研究提出品牌實務操作體驗活動的建議:一、品牌可以提供與品牌印象連結的目標,並適時地給予消費者協助。二、品牌可以透過體驗活動提供消費者社交效益。三、品牌可以透過體驗活動彰顯品牌個性。透過以上的品牌體驗設計,將能提升消費者對於品牌之正向品牌印象及品牌態度。 關鍵字:品牌體驗、目標設定和目標追求、自我效能、品牌態度 / This study use NIKE’s brand experience activities as contextual research topic. The goal of the research is to explore the motivation and benefit gained toward brand experience by using semi-structured interviews with interviewees who have attended NIKE’s brand experience activities. With abundant interview result, this study aims to give suggestion for future design of brand experience activities. The results of this study showed that customer attend brand experience because it not only provides a goal for customer to set and to strive for, but also provide a channel for customer to gain social benefit and to show self-congruity with the brand. The study also showed that customer could gain self-efficacy, sense of subjective wellbeing and have positive influence toward brand attitude and brand image. In conclusion, when brand experience satisfies customers’ motivation; customer will be positively influenced on both self and brand-related concept. On top of this, this study conclude a research model for future studies. Suggestion for future brand experience planning is provides by this study: First, a brand could offer a goal for customer to strive for and give customer sufficient help. Second, a brand could provide social benefit via brand experience. Third, a brand could show its personality through brand experience activities. By utilize these principles on brand experience activities design; customer will have positive influence toward brand image and brand attitude. Key words: Brand Experience, Goal Setting and Goal Striving, Self Efficacy, Brand Attitude

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