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Chapter 14: Motivation and Rewards

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Along With Benefits and Pay, Employees Seek Friends on the Job
02-20-02
Describes the results of different studies of employee attitudes and motivations in various organizations.
  • Motivation and rewards
  • Rewards and performance
  • Content theories of motivation
IN THE LEAD: Does Rank Have Too Much Privilege? -- Special Deals for Top Executives, While Underlings Lose Jobs and Savings, Are All Too Common
02-26-02
Discusses the reactions of employees and some shareholders to the disparity in compensation, benefits, and terms and conditions of employment for top executives versus lower-level employees.
  • Equity theory
  • Expectancy theory
  • Motivation and compensation
CEO's Pay Last Year Was Lowest Since 1989 -- Fortunes of Major Companies and Their Leaders Fell Together
03-05-02
Discusses the results of an analysis of proxy statements for 100 companies. The analysis focused on CEO salaries and bonuses in relation to the profits produced by the companies they led.
  • Pay for performance
When the Perks Fade: In a Sour Economy, Managers Have to Get Creative in Their Struggle to Keep Employees Motivated
04-11-02
Discusses the motivational challenges facing American businesses in the aftermath of laying off 2.5 million workers in 2001. Motivational tools that have traditionally been used are now being used less or not at all. Businesses are trying out a variety of nontraditional motivational tools in an effort to keep employees from becoming demotivated.
  • Motivation
  • Content theories of motivation
Career Journal: CEO Candidates Find Skinnier Pay Packages
09-03-02
Describes a variety of CEO pay options and the conditions attached to them. Examples are provided from several different businesses, and the logic behind the different pay decisions is discussed.
  • Motivation and compensation
pay options and the conditions attached to them. Examples are provided from several different businesses, and the logic behind the different pay decisions is discussed. Cisco Chief Gets $1 Salary, Part of His Options
10-04-02
Discusses the significantly downsized compensation package of Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers. The downsized package reflects the Cisco's declining market fortunes.
  • Motivation and compensation


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11-19-02
Discusses the increasing popularity of employee-recognition programs in the current economic climate. Describes how different companies are using employee-recognition programs and examines the conditions under which such programs can be effective.
  • Hierarchy of needs theory
  • Two-factor theory
  • Positive reinforcement


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  • Hierarchy of needs theory
  • Two-factor theory
  • Positive reinforcement
SmartMoney: Rallying the Troops: It's easy to Motivate Your Staff in Good Times; But How Do You Keep Them Soldiering on When Business Is Hurting
01-14-03
Describes five different low-cost approaches that managers/leaders can use to influence employee motivation during difficult economic times.
  • Motivation and rewards
  • Content theories of motivation
IN THE MONEY: A Safety Net for UAL Execs, Not for Workers
01-14-03
Discusses the inequities that United Airlines' workers perceive regarding how they are being treated in the current bankruptcy process relative to how the company's executives are being treated.
  • Equity theory


t-Sharing Flies High
02-06-03
Discusses the profit-sharing plan used by Southwest Airlines.
  • Profit-sharing plans
Real Estate Execs Differ Over Tying Salary to Performance
02-26-03
Discusses the differing viewpoints of executives within the real estate industry regarding the extent to which executive pay should be linked to their company's performance and stock price.
  • Integrated approach to motivational dynamics
  • Pay for performance
FEER (4/17) Top Asia Execs Tie Workers' Pay, Respect to Profits
04-09-03
Discusses factors that seem to motivate workers in Asia.
  • Hierarchy of needs theory
  • ERG theory
  • Two-factor theory
  • Equity theory
  • Expectancy theory
  • Pay for performance