Employee Motivation in a Dynamic Work Environment

Paper Summary:

The paper examines the theories of motivation and how they are applied in "real life" situations. A hotel in Ireland was chosen as the basis of the research project. The paper examines four motivation theories: Maslow's hierarchy of needs, McGregor's theory X and theory Y, goal setting theory and expectancy theory. The paper then explores current issues of motivation in relation to the hotel and examines how managers design motivating jobs. Finally, the paper attempts to discover other methods of motivation that do not subscribe to classic theories. The paper includes two illustrations and a number of charts and tables

Outline
Introduction
Interview at the Clarion Hotel
The hotel
The manager: Mario Casinhas
Theories of motivation put in practice
Early theories of motivation
Contemporary theories of motivation
Current Issues in Motivation
Motivating unique groups
Designing motivating job
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendices

From the Paper:

"As a manager Mario places great emphasis being honest with his staff, he feels that if you are honest with your staff then they will be honest with you and that is the best way to build a team. His personal belief is controversial but effective and somehow he manages to get everyone on his side, stating that his only worry as a manager is having his coffee and reading the paper in the morning. He says a manager who does everything in the workplace is not effective because his team is not proficient. He believes a manager gets paid to ensure his team can do his job. Mario does not place great emphasis on Human Resource Management as he feels that this type of approach has too many rules and procedures. Rather he says talking to each other, giving praise or criticism when its due in non-formal conversations is more effective."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bruce, A; Pepitone, JS; 1999. Motivating Employees. United States of America: The Graw-Hill Companies, Inc.
• Robins, SP; Coulter, M; 2002. Management. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
• Lecture notes of Contemporary Management by the lecturer Karen Clancy
• Interview of Mario Casinhas at the Clarion Hotel Sligo. 2009 February 18
• About Clarion Hotel Sligo, available on: http://www.clarionhotelsligo.com

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