Topic 6 – Motivation

@trephena , thanks alot. i have ensured that already, but will just review for confirmation. Thanks

Hi, I am doing topic 6 and was advised by my mentor to focus on one theorist only, I based my questionnaire on Herzberg’s motivators and hygiene factors which I stated in simple language and the questions covered all the factors, so I think that I am okay there, but now I am reading posts that suggest, that I should include more than one theorist, should I be worried that I am not comparing theorists or should I focus on creating a really solid RAP on the one that I am doing?

Thanks much for your advise Joseph, I can’t figure out why my mentor would not suggest that….I will reconstruct accordingly and hope that I do a good job of it.

I hope everyone here is in good shape.

Dear All, thank you for the information you have been of great help.

I have just started to work on this topic and a question that popped up into my mind is that can we compare two companies and analyse how the extrinsic and intrinsic factors have motivated them and compare the results of questionnaire.

In case, we compare two companies; can they be from two different industries (like taking a telecommunication marketing department and comparing it with a softdrink company marketing department) or have to be from similar industry?

For questionnaire, we can further drill down into say Maslow motivation theory, physiological needs? i.e. the working hours are adequate to keep employees motivated like a recent case study showed that the reduced number of hours result in greater motivation then stretched working hours. Then in case of Security needs? The pay scale, security (insurances, health etc).

Do you believe the combination of these motivational theories would be adequate: Maslow, Herzberg, Vroom & Adams?

There were some other questions that I had been brainstorming recently, like the work environment, lockouts, payscales, employee-employer relationship, hierarchy adequately defined – promotions prospects, training?

In addition, while devising the questionnaire? should we follow a particular pattern like starting with the gender percentages etc or come to the core points directly?

Thanking you in advance.

Hi all i got some concerns i wish to clear out on Topic 6.
1. I have included the organizational structure of the company in the appendix, my issue is that it carries names on it. Just the first names on the various positions. Is this an issue?Note; actually i intentionally did not take it out because there was am aspect of multitasking in the case study which i intend to use the organigramme to better highlight.
Am i doing it OK?

2. i have been told i have to include a financial statement and talk about financial aspects to complete some objectives. But in my opinion i have not done that and don’t intend to. Reasons being that i dont really see it imperative because none of my objectives or even questions are financially related.
Is my opinion ok?

please will be waiting to hear from you all. Thanks in advance

@bishicumber
1. As this is just first names it does not seem a problem – particularly if you are relating this to your results. As well as using it to help with your multi-tasking aspect you can use this to ‘personalise’ your results if appropriate to differentiate between different categories of workers and it may make it easier for the reader to see the points you are making if your organisation chart is clear (in fact I quite like the idea!), e.g. Robert and Alphonse felt that being made senior managers had motivated them not just because of monetary rewards but because of the recognition of their efforts. This accords with the Theory of XXXXX; Poor working conditions were theorized by ZZZZZ as a demotivator and there is a high turnover of staff at the lower administrative level. Florence, a general administrator commented that poor working conditions, in particular long hours and/or no sick pay, was the reason that several of her colleagues had left and was likely to lead to her quitting soon too. This tends to indicate that employees in this organisation would value good working conditions and the absence of these is having a negative effect on lower grades.

2. I don’t know who told you that “you have to include a financial statement” as this is fallacious in the context of Topic 6. However where a few financial facts might be useful is after you have analysed your results: you could see if there is any correlation between motivation and increasing revenue (over the last few years) or conversely a negative correlation if revenue is falling as employees seem to be demotivated or there is high staff turnover – but note – you can only say this is tentative as you have only conducted your survey this year and the financial statements were for a period(s) before you even did your survey but you could put suggesting monitoring this position in your recommendations (even you do not actually do it!). This is not totally necessary for a pass if you have done everything else well, just perhaps would be a useful ‘add-on’ if you have the time – but don’t worry either way about it. (Possibly someone who is able to do this over a period of time and use it appropriately in their work might be heading towards a higher grade….)

@ernest – It is a shame that you have left this until now – that is not the purpose of the resubmission statement as I explain in my article called “The Resubmission Statement – how a Good One is your Key to Success!” available on our homepage http://www.opentuition.com/obu

I suggest that you read it now and seriously consider if you have addressed all the issues raised by the marker.on your Feedback sheet – otherwise you will be wasting your time and money resubmitting.

Again I would remind students it is in their best interests to start drafting their resubmission statement BEFORE they commence their resubmission…..

@bishcumber

1. That sounds about right for the cover sheets

2. Unfortunately I am only familiar with basic Admin matters as they tend to change over time. The current submission fee of GBP 191 is payable at the time of uploading your work (according to p.51 of the Information Pack)

I think there are various methods that are acceptable (bank transfer and credit card I think are the usual but there may be others however I don’t think Paypal is available). Perhaps some students who have recent experience may be able to provide more details of the actual process for you.

Whether you can pay in advance is something that you might need to contact OBU about if this is critical. The email address is acca@brookes.ac.uk

Thanks very much for the advice. Am so blest with you all here at OT.

@krol3 – as you do not have a suitable company this topic is not really appropriate for you. I suggest that you consider an alternative topic such as T20 and T17 (see the Topic 17 Forum where I talk through a Ugandan student, alfred and others on how to address this topic successfully). There are also many tips on T20 on our Topic 20 forum. Alternatively you can always do Topic 8. None of these topics require primary data collection

Which is the best method can I use, for topic 6, to come up with a sample size from a population size of 110 employees? If iam studying the organization I currently work for, should I declare in my report that i’m a practitioner-researcher and mention the risks involved with this?

Thanks a lot @Joseph. I will consider that. Follow question, I chosen 4 theories to use in evaluation my finding for the organization I have selected, Now when formulating questions, is it ok for each theory to have specific set of question? example section 1 questions related to Maslows theory, Section 2, related to Adam Equity theory? Please help on this one, as iam at the stage of design of formulation of questionnaire and interview form. Advise also if there is a tool to use to design questionnaires.