Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapters 8 and 9
- Lesson
- Minimum of 1 scholarly source
Instructions
Issues with morale at the workplace are common in many industries. Often, these problems can be overcome by managers employing a specific motivational strategy to help improve morale.
Find an example of a workplace suffering from motivational issues (either a personal example or a case study that you research). Determine the best motivational strategy to apply to the problem. The paper should be written in essay form but should answer at minimum the following questions.
- What is the specific problem affecting workplace morale?
- What specific motivational strategy can be used to solve the problem?
- Why is this the best motivational strategy to use in this situation?
Writing Requirements (APA format)
- Length: 1.5-2 pages (not including title page or references page)
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Title page
- References page (minimum of 1 scholarly source)
SOLUTION
An Example of a Workplace suffering from Motivational Issues
Apple has in the past encountered motivational issues, for instance in the year 2014, 20,000 of the company’s employees filed a class action lawsuit at the firm’s retail outlets. Some of the problems affecting the work environment include strict measures put by the management teams, for example, regular checks which can take more than 2 hours before the employees are allowed to exit the premises without pay. There has been a case entailing approximately 65, 000 tech employees who argue that companies including Apple, Google, Intel, and Adobe have conspired to keep the workers’ wages on the minimum (O’Toole, 2014). The low wages paid by the company despite making billions in profits indicate that the company needs to pay more attention to motivational strategies for its workers. The complainants have argued that they are often not given meal breaks while at work and that the firm’s policies were set to involve fear among the workers and in case of protests, they risk losing their jobs or being sued. Please click the purchase button to access the entire copy at $10