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How can different motivational theories explain what drives people to work hard?

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  • Learning activities about work motivation
  • Interview friends and classmates about what motivates them, including money and bonuses.
  • Discuss differences in their perspectives on motivation.
  • Analyze a recently completed task or project that required substantial effort.
  • Explain the motivation for completing it using the theories presented in the chapter.
  • Examine how managers can motivate employees whose jobs are repetitive and not intrinsically motivating.
  • Consider frontline jobs such as fast-food cashier, trash collector, and supermarket cashier.
  • Develop ways to help frontline employees perform at high levels.
  • Consider whether a job-sharing partner must be motivated by the same things.
  • Explain why matching motivations may or may not be necessary for job-sharing.
  • Form a team to manage a start-up business with limited resources.
  • Plan how to build a highly motivated and skilled workforce.
  • Brainstorm employee motivators other than large bonuses and high salaries.
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IntroductionToBusiness OP 8D04gAa · 2026-10-07-36573

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"rewards (money, bonuses, etc.)? Interview some friends and classmates to find out what motivates them. Discuss your differences in perspective. (Interpersonal, Information) 2. Think of a task or project you have completed recently that required a great deal of effort. What motivated you to exert so much energy to complete the task or project? Describe your motivation in terms of the theories presented in the chapter. (Systems) 3. Not all jobs are intrinsically motivating. For example, many entry-level jobs often involve repetitive and simple tasks that can become rapidly boring. (You may have worked a job that fits that description.) How can managers motivate frontline employees (such as fast-food cashiers, trash collectors, supermarket cashiers, etc.) to perform at high levels? (Systems, Interpersonal) 4. If you were offered the opportunity to job-share, would you need to have a partner who was motivated by the same things as you are? Why or why not? (Interpersonal) 5. Team Activity Assemble a team of three to five students. Imagine that you are the management team for a start-up business with limited resources but a need for a highly motivated, skilled workforce. Brainstorm ways you could motivate your employees other than large bonuses and high salaries. (Resources)"

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