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PSY 320 Week 1 DQs FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.psy320mart.com How do the various theories
of motivation predict behavior in
organizations? What is the difference between
motivation and manipulation? Why must today's
managers understand and utilize various
motivational strategies? If highly motivated
employees are critical for effective
organizations, what types of knowledge and
abilities are requirements for today's
supervisors and managers?
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PSY 320 Week 1 Individual Assignment Motivation
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Table and Analysis Utilizing the information
provided in your course text, complete the
"Motivation Concepts Table. This table will
serve as a convenient quick reference for the
remainder of the course. Next, utilize the
information gathered from the Motivation
Concepts Table to prepare a 1,050 to 1,400-word
analysis which must address the following
topics a) Choose one of the theories from the
Motivation Concepts Table, and describe how
this theory would and would not be applicable if
applied to two or more workplace situations drawn
from your personal experience.
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PSY 320 Week 2 DQs FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.psy320mart.com What are some of the
characteristics of work itself that can be
inherently motivating (e.g., variety, challenge,
decision-making authority, pride in ownership,
sense of progress, closure, and/or customer
interface)? Describe some intrinsic and extrinsic
motivators offered at your job. Why do extrinsic
motivators tend to lose their motivating
properties in the long-term? Which intrinsic
motivators do you value the most and why?
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PSY 320 Week 2 Individual Assignment Workplace
Motivation Paper FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.psy320mart.com Workplace Motivation Paper.
Prepare a 1400-1750 word paper examining how
various motivational strategies affect
productivity in a selected workplace (namely,
your own, or one you are very familiar with).
Include an explanation of organizational efforts
to improve performance, employees' resistance to
increasing productivity, and the management's
philosophy of motivation and its practices
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PSY 320 Week 3 DQs FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.psy320mart.com What are the various rewards
available in today's workplace, at the company
level, and at the manager-to-employee level? How
can you assess employee needs to tailor effective
rewards? What are the considerations when
rewarding an individual as opposed to a work
team? How can intrinsic motivators and extrinsic
rewards blend to maximize productivity?
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PSY 320 Week 4 DQs FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.psy320mart.com What factors do you consider
when setting a goal (e.g., organization's needs,
time, resources, employee sophistication, and the
job need)? How can someone synthesize the tenets
of goal theory into effective workplace
goal-setting applications? Describe the Reactance
Theory and explain why people sometimes do
precisely the opposite of what they were told to
do? What are two specific situations or ways of
behavior that illustrate dissonance-arousing
circumstances? Explain and define cognitive
dissonance.
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PSY 320 Week 4 Individual Assignment Job Redesign
and Workplace Rewards Assessment FOR MORE
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Paper. Prepare a 1400-1750 word assessment
focusing on a selected job or department in your
company in regard to the system of goal-setting,
performance evaluation, and workplace rewards
which impact productivity both positively and
negatively and job satisfaction (as related to
the selected job or department.) Be sure to
address the following 1. Identify the current
major components, tasks, or responsibilities of
the selected position. Does the job currently
allow any self-management or sense of choice?
Does the position cultivate a sense of intrinsic
motivation?
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PSY 320 Week 5 DQs FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.psy320mart.com How does the quality of
leadership affect employee motivation? How does
the motivational level of employees affect
customer service and satisfaction? How can
corporate culture enable or limit the effective
use of motivational strategies? Course Critique
(Please believe that none of your answers will
affect, in any way, shape, or form, your grade.)
This is the one DQ where a direct quote, in-text
citation with reference to the course text IS NOT
a requirement. Neither is the Thursday deadline.
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