MANAGEMENT W/ 2019 MYMANAGEMENTLAB
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Author: Robbins
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter P5, Problem 7DQ
Summary Introduction
To design:
a part-time hourly job that will be more motivating to the employees as well as for the managers.
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Motivation and morality are an integral part of the management process. The employer must follow the democratic leadership style and transformational leadership style. In a democratic leadership style, executives allow their subordinates to express their views and opinions in the decision-making process of an organization. The transformational leadership style is the leadership style in which the executives provide high morality and motivation to the subordinates.
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