Organisational Behaviour
Organisational behaviour is the study of individuals or employees within an organisational environment, aimed at providing the ability to understand subordinate behaviour. A firm understanding of employee behaviour and the factors and attributes that influence this behaviour will enable managers to identify what measures will encourage high performance and satisfy employees.There are many measures and techniques available to encourage optimal performance and ensure job satisfaction. We shall examine motivation and empowerment approaches managers should use to create a satisfying working environment characterised by high performing employees. The Macquarie Concise Dictionary defines motivation as 1. A motivating; providing of a motive; 2. giving purpose & drive. Motivation can be defined as the feeling in which employees want to work towards a set goal, without further or constant prompting. (www.managementlearning.com). One of businesses toughest tasks is to find effective measures that will encourage or motivate employees to strive to reach individual and organisational goals on their own accord. There has been many theories established over time that assist managers to under
While employees continue in their working environments, it is essential that management provide measures of performance, feedback and reinforcement. Ideally, employees should develop their own way of measuring their performance, however to reinforce desirable behaviour, even to the empowered employee, it is vital for a manager to offer feedback and practise reinforcement. Bill Byham, president and CEO of Development Dimensions International and author of 'Zapp! The Lightening of Empowerment' says "...the length of the learning curve is the greatest challenge to most empowerment programs...". To create an empowering environment, firstly the organisation should share information about the business with the proposed empowered employees; company history and background, competitor information, sales and revenue results and organisational goals.
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Approximate Word count = 2504
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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