Personalizing Productivity

Paper Summary:

In this paper, relevant literature and a case study are presented in an effort to better understand the personalization of productivity and how to motivate workers. The paper discusses how the motivation of employees must go beyond their most basic needs and appeal to their inner needs such as self esteem, rewards, encouragement, and the like.
The paper focuses on content and process motivation theories.

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Abstract
Overview of Motivation
Content Motivation
Process Motivation
A Case Study in Personalizing Productivity
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Works Cited

From the Paper:

"A classic case in personalizing productivity is that of Flagler Pharmaceutical. In this case study, the scenario is that the CEO, Harley Flagler, was beside himself in trying to understand exactly why productivity, in all areas of his company, was lackluster at best. In order to gather a better understanding of why this is, he empowered key members of his staff to interview members of management and other key employees in an effort to see what it was that created productivity in the best employees and what restrained productivity in the employees who were not considered to be the shining stars of the Flagler Team. The result of all of this interviewing and research was fascinating, and when Mr. Flagler read the results in a prepared report, he was pleased with what he saw (Dreyfack)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dreyfack, R. "Personalizing Productivity." Supervision 65 (2004): . 23 Apr. 2006 <http://www.highbeam.com/library/doc3.asp?docid=1G1:116279424&ctrlInfo=Round19%3AMode19a%3ATYF%3AContinue>.
• Fincham, and Rhodes. Principals of Organizational Behavior. 5th ed. Oxford: Oxford U P, 2005.
• Graham, G. "There's More to Motivating Employees than Money." Wichita Business Journal Online (1998): . 22 Apr. 2006 <http://wichita.bcentral.com/wichita/stories.>.
• Wells, R. Employee Motivation. 2001. 22 Apr. 2006 <http://ww2.coastal.edu/rwells/390/employeemotivation.htm>.

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