Organizational Behaviour

Title: Application of Motivation Theories to the Job of Data Entry Operator

Length: 2,679 words (18 pages)

Topic:

1. DESCRIPTION: A brief description of the job, the job context and the main tasks and duties.

2. APPLICATION OF MOTIVATION THEORIES:

• Apply THREE different theories of work motivation to the job to generate potential job changes with the aim to improve job satisfaction and work performance.
• Evaluate these potential job changes to determine which ones are suitable for implementation. The evaluation criteria could cover, e.g., the ability of the job holders to adapt to the changes, the opportunity for the changes to occur in the organisation and return of investment of the changes. 
• Based on your evaluation process, state the final job changes to be proposed.
• Describe the expected consequences of the job changes for the job holders and organisation.
• Consider if all job holders will react the same way to the job changes and explain why some job holders might react differently.

3. SUMMARY: Summarise and evaluate the above process as a technique to enhance work motivation.