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Teamwork And Motivation Case Study

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Running head: Teamwork and Motivation | Teamwork and Motivation | | | Laura Franklin | 5/26/2013 |
Strayer University
Dr. STEPHANIE LYNCHESKI

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Imagine that you are the owner of a small manufacturing company. Your company manufactures a commodity, widgets. Your widget is a clone of a nationally known widget. Your company’s widget, WooWoo, is less expensive and more readily available than the nationally known brand. Presently, the sales are high; however, there are many defects, which increase your costs and delays delivery. Your company has fifty (50) employees in the following departments: sales, assembly, technology, and administration. The motivation of the team lays heavily on the leadership of the company. …show more content…

“High employee turnover sometimes has a detrimental effect on motivation. The employees who leave may be looking for other jobs because they are unhappy with their current working conditions, causing workers who stay to wonder if they would be better off doing the same. Even if employees leave a job for personal reasons, if their co-workers have truly enjoyed working with them, it may be difficult for them to continue doing their jobs without their accustomed support system. In addition, getting used to new co-workers who are inexperienced can hurt employee motivation by increasing the workload of established staff.” (Gartenstein, 2013) Lower turnover can increase employee motivation by building solid relationships and create synergies that reinforce the talents of the team. This in turn, helps keep the team enthusiastic and productive, creating stability within the company culture. A solid stable company culture motivates employees to come to work and gives the employees the job satisfaction and the belief that their company is a great place to work and where they want to be. Managers in this case, need to create a working environment that encourages stability in the company’s culture which will reinforce the retention of the team. Creating a workplace atmosphere that heightens employee motivation. Increasing productivity and high quality while keeping costs down is another factor in this case.

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