1. BUSS2 People: motivating employees

2. Motivating employees Candidates should be able to: Describe financial methods to motivate employees Analyse ways of improving job design (including enrichment and enlargement) Assess how to empower employees Describe working in teams Analyse theories of motivation in relation to organisational structure

3. Motivation What factors motivate you at work or college? What factors might demotivate you?

4. Motivation What is motivation? What does motivation refer to at work? Motivation can change over time but it is always important as it affects the e__________ of a business. Staff motivation will affect the q_________ and q_________ of work. Motivated staff are more likely to care about the impact of their work on the success of the business.

5. Financial methods to motivate staff Financial or monetary methods can be used, especially in the short term. There are various financial methods which can be used: Piece rate Commission Profit sharing Quality related bonus scheme Share ownership Fringe benefits

6. Financial methods – fringe benefits

7. Non-financial methods to motivate staff One method of motivating staff is to improve their job – make it more interesting and rewarding. Job design involves the nature of a job in order to increase motivation or reduce dissatisfaction at work. There are three key ways of doing this: Job rotation job enlargement Job enrichment

8. Organisational design What are the three organisational structures? What will the structure depend on? Why might organisational structure motivate staff?

9. Empowerment What does empowerment mean? Job enrichment can empower employees.

10. Does empowering staff benefit a firm? Advantages: Disadvantages:

11. Working in teams - advantages What is team working designed to do? What are the advantages of team working? It should mean that quantity and quality are increased

12. Working in teams - disadvantages What are the disadvantages of team working?

13. Motivation theories – Frederick Taylor Key ideas:

14. Motivation theories – Elton Mayo Key ideas:

15. Motivation theories – Abraham Maslow Key ideas:

16. Motivation theories – Frederick Herzberg Key ideas:

17. Motivation theories – Douglas McGregor Key ideas: