Organizational Behavior

Comparison Essay # 100001

Business
Psychology > Motivation Studies

An analysis of the reasons for de-motivation within the Easy Money Department and the Police Department.

2,355 words () | 3 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper compares and contrasts the Easy Money Department and the Police Department. It examines the similarities and differences between these two cases with reference to theories from three broad theoretical categories. The paper looks at the motivation theory, the communication theory and the leadership theory. The paper then uses the cases to demonstrate how de-motivation in both cases, occurs not from any one factor explainable by one theoretical approach, but as a result of the combination of a range of factors.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Motivation Theory
Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory
Equity Theory
Expectancy Theory
Goal-Setting Theory
Communication Theory
MUM Effect
Informal Communications
Leadership Theory
Contingency and Path-Goal Theories
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"As we have seen through a comparison and contrast of the cases of the Easy-Money Department and the Police Department, the demotivation in both organizations can be explained with reference to a combination of factors from Motivation Theories, Communication Theories and Leadership Theories. While no one theory accounts for the evident demotivation in both organizations, it is clear that an analytical approach that recognizes the overlapping nature of a range of theoretical explanations best addresses the complex flaws in both organizations' work processes, and points to methods by which these problems may be resolved. From this perspective, in both of these organizations there exists a clear and present need to effect reforms in terms of motivation, communication and leadership for the demotivating factors that are undermining organizational morale and effectiveness in both cases is a consequence of the interplay of these interdependent contributory factors."

Sample of Sources Used:

"Easy-Money Department (A)." In Organizational Behaviour: Canadian Cases and Exercises. By Randy Hoffman and Fred Ruemper. Toronto: Captus Press, 2005, 82-86
Greenberg, Jerald. Managing Behaviour in Organizations. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice-Hall, 2005.
"The Police Department." Based on work by Wayne Bates. In Organizational Behaviour: Canadian Cases and Exercises. By Randy Hoffman and Fred Ruemper. Toronto: Captus Press, 2005, 190-193.