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Management, Loose-Leaf Version

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Chapter16: Motivating Employees

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You are the manager for Superstar Incorporated. This company has been operating successfully for over a decade, producing high-quality products for its customers. However, in recent months, your management team has observed a significant decrease in employee motivation across various departments. This decline has resulted in decreased productivity, increased absenteeism, and a general sense of disengagement among the workforce. Using your knowledge of management theories, outline a management plan to help boost employee morale. Conclude by clearly describing your rationale for why you included each part of the management plan.
You manage the customer service department for anonline clothing retailer. Customers tend to call or emailwith the same types of complaints and problems, dayafter day, and your employees are getting bored and listless. Some are starting to miss more days of work thanusual, and several have quit recently. A few customershave called you directly to complain about poor treatment from your staff. Use the job characteristics modelto identify several ways you could improve motivation,job satisfaction, and performance
* What would you do? You are a Manager in a Fortune 500 Company with more than 15 employees. A new employee… “Jim,” is starting work in your department. Jim has Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects motor and sensory functions of the human body causing loss of vision, loss of muscle control and other serious problems with the central nervous system. While Jim’s symptoms are intermittent, there is a strong likelihood that they will worsen over time. Accordingly, although Jim can perform the essential functions of the job, he requires disability accommodations to address the MS condition. As a Manager for the Company: How would you approach and address Jim’s accommodation needs?

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