Comparison Of The Redgate Company Vs. Apple Inc.

Motivation is a main point in which I am interested and in order to understand more about the topic I have based my review in 2 different sources: Forbes article “Motivation Mystery: How to Keep Employees Productive” and Daniel Pink Ted Talk “The Puzzle of Motivation”.

Long working hours have both disadvantage and advantages (Kuriger, 2004). The advantage being the extra working hours can be used to create employment. However, if this is not the case and the same workers are overworked then it becomes a drawback to both the workers and the organization. Employees will want to work the extra hours so as to earn more pay and some it is due to job insecurity. Some organizations will not pay the extra hours arguing that its part of the job description, but this poses a threat to the employee’s health and safety. This is brought about by exhaustion hence reduced concentration at work. The work performance will reduce and the organization will stand to lose. To deal with this, the company may decide to create a policy where overtime working is voluntary depending on the individual capacity of the employees. The company might also decide to employ more workers, and then divide them in such a way that some are assigned those shifts that would have otherwise been overtime (Poole, 2000).

Of the many mini theories developed, intrinsic motivation plays a role in workplace situations I have personally experienced. Factors that encourage intrinsic motivation include challenge, curiosity, control, fantasy, competition, cooperation, and recognition. Intrinsic motivation challenges the way we learn, our purpose, interests, and meaning. Intrinsic motivation occurs when there is a generalized interest in a goal and it benefits us when the behavior to achieve the goal is self-imposed (Reeve, 2009).

With some companies establishing a six hour workday, rather than an eight hour workday, employees have showen a happier attitude at work. These shorter workdays have brought about new work guidelines such as no use of personal computers, fewer meetings, and little to no distractions as possible to increase focus in the employees. Workers' have become happier due to the result in increased productivity and employees are spending less time at the office.

One benefit of having flexible working hour for employees is they can deal with any kind of emergencies. Employees do not have to work 9 to 5, they can change their schedule anytime if they have any problem such as an emergency in the family or in personal affairs. As Kiersten Kirshman mentions through the company website that she could pick her kid up from school at 3pm if her husband did not have the time to do so (2016). Another benefit of having flexible working hours for employees is they can manage time for themselves. Sometimes employees want to leave early to avoid heavy traffic or to attend their friends’ parties. Since the working hours are flexible, they can arrange their time easily after completing their job without disappointing their boss . Corey said though the company website that she would leave at 2pm every Friday and spend quality time with her family, watch movies together, cook and eat together

Motivation theory is a huge part of Human Resource Management (HRM). A growing sub-section is motivating workers to work in tams. This is particularly important since a majority of companies (particularly those that employ at least 100 employees) engage teams. In 1992, this made for 82% of companies (Gordon, 1992). We can assume that the percent has increased today. Successful teamwork makes for successful business. The aim of this essay, therefore, is to conduct a cursory literature

As the economy continues to struggle, it becomes more and more difficult to find ways to continue to motivate employees. To motivate your staff, you must be a role model to the staff and pave the way for motivation. The result of productivity within the business is measured by the effort that a manager puts into the employees to improve their occupational performances. It it thought that motivation comes from within ourselves, although, motivation from an outside source can boost the work rate as well. In today’s workforce, a manager endures various challenges with motivating their employees that did not exist in the workforce fifty years ago. Each challenge that a manager experiences ties hand in hand with one another and are all equally important. The three challenges that I will be discussing in this paper include: lack of communication, diversity and personal issues.

Having the right Work-Life parity is progressively vital nowadays with more individuals finding that their working day gets longer as organizations battle to stay aware of the interest for 24hr services. Workers love flexible work plans, and superintendent’s advantage from higher resolve, lower non-appearance, and having the capacity to draw in better quality specialists. There are numerous organizations that are beginning to acknowledge how flexible functioning can benefit them particularly in these troublesome financial times. Flexible working practices can bring the accompanying advantages to an organization and its

The beginning of work life started at the break of dawn. Most workers were bound to their work for as long as daylight was available (Chung). During the Industrial Revolution employees worked in factories on an assembly line(Chung). Workers clocked in at the same time, took lunch at the same time, and clocked out at the same time (Chung). They worked as if they were part of the machine (Chung). In modern times employee’s work within office buildings similar to assembly line workers they have a fixed schedule and work towards the ultimate goal of the organization (Chung). In modern days corporations are considering the benefits of a flexible work schedule because it can contribute to a successful work life balance by enriching families, improving an employee’s health and improving production. Modern technology such as cell phones, tablets, and computers permits a more flexible work schedule because it allows employees to stay connected to the office even if they are miles away (Chung).

Flexible working hours (FWH) are an alternative of flexible work arrangements. FWH is important to the organization because it can increase productivity and job satisfaction. Other than that, FWH can reduce cost and did not have to do large-scale employees layoff. It also can give benefit to women employees because it can give employees a required to work a specific number of hours a week but are free to vary those hours within certain limits. This study is important because it can show the advantage of flexible working hours among women employees.

First of all, Redgate Company and Apple Inc. uses the method intrinsic motivation in motivating their employees. The Redgate Company uses the intrinsic motivation by issuing a challenge called “Coding by the Sea” to their employees. The idea of

Nowadays, for most people, they may prefer choose the life without rigid or fixed usually. Instead, the balance life should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, places, times, etc. Consequently work as an important part of people’s life, people will be likely to keep the balance of it. Recently in many countries, the flexible working system is becoming more and more common in institutions and companies. Some of these countries’ governments also support it, because the system has low time and places requirements, and it is a new approach for employers which means it has the space for further development. Flexible working has many advantages of it for employers, meanwhile, the disadvantages are often unavoidable. Firstly, flexible working system can helps employers save money on the office cost. Secondly, flexible working system help employers

Motivation is the way to let a person to be moved to do something (Ryan & Deci, 2000, p54). Nowadays, most companies all around the world start to reduce their budget for motivating their staff (Quarterly, 2009, p2). However, some other companies try to use other ways to motivate their staff in order to develop their talent and make profits (Quarterly, 2009, p2). It is interesting that why different companies and organizations try to use two totally opposite way to manage their financial problems. In one opinion, there could be two reasons. The first is that the cost of motivating staff is relatively high. The second reason may be that although a company has spend a lot of money on motivating, the effect from motivating do not worth the

Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad. Apple software includes the Mac OS X operating system; the iTunes media browser; the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software; the iWork suite of productivity software; Aperture, a professional photography package;

Motivation is a learning technique that will enhance the employee’s career and personal development. In viewing the video on the puzzle of motivation, the task was to think out of the box and when thinking out of the box, this will allow the employees to provide a greater level of work ethic which will result in better performance. (Pink, 2009) During the course of Galaxy Toys employees producing their work, the staff has noticed the speed and accuracy of the 3D printer making the products. This became a concern for the