Chapter 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

1. Chapter 8: Motivation: From Concepts to Applications

2. LO 1 Job Characteristics Model

3. LO 2 Job Design

4. LO 3 Enriching a Job • Job Design • Job Rotation • Alternative Work Arrangements • Flextime • Job Sharing • Telecommuting • The Social and Physical Context Of Work

5. LO 4 Employee Involvement • Employee Involvement:a participative process that uses employees’ input to increase their commitment to the organization’s success. • Examples of Employee Involvement Programs • Participative management • Representative participation

6. LO 5 Variable-Pay Programs • Piece-rate plans • Merit-based pay • Bonuses • Skill-Based Pay • Profit sharing • Gain sharing • Employee stock ownership plans

7. LO 6 Flexible Benefits • There are three basic types of programs: • Modular plans: pre-designed with each module put together to meet the needs of a specific group of employees. • Core-plus plans: a core of essential benefits and a menu-like selection of other benefit options. • Flexible spending plans: employees set aside pretax dollars up to the amount offered in the plan to pay for particular benefits, such as healthcare and dental premiums.

8. LO 7 Employee Recognition Programs • Organizations are increasingly recognizing that important work rewards can be both intrinsic and extrinsic. • Rewards are intrinsic in the form of employee recognition programs and extrinsic in the form of compensation systems. • Financial incentives might be more motivating in the short-term, but nonfinancial rewards are more important in the long-term.