2.4 Motivation

The following types of financial rewards:

• salary

• wages (time and piece rates)

• commission

• profit-related pay

• performance-related pay (PRP)

• employee share ownership schemes

• fringe payments (perks)

Financial rewards

• Performance Related Pay in Football? – a video about performance-related pay in football.

• How Employee Share Ownership Works KC company finds perks can pay off

Assessment Objectives
The following motivation theories: Taylor Maslow Herzberg (motivation–hygiene theory) Adams (equity theory) Pink	AO3

Motivation

• Motivation – a presentation on motivation.

• How Self-Motivated Are You? – a quiz on self-motivation.

• Motivation – Herzberg (Two Factor Theory) – Herzberg’s theory of motivation.

• Motivation – Taylor (Scientific Management) – Taylor’s theory of motivation.

• The puzzle of motivation – a TED talk by Dan Pink.

• Adams’ Equity Theory

• Motivational Theory in Practice at Tesco – a case study on motivation at TESCO.

• Overstretched – an article on how to motivate employees in the midst of a recession.

• Driven to distraction – an article reviewing Dan Pink’s book: “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”.

Assessment Objective
The following types of non-financial rewards: job enrichment job rotation job enlargement empowerment purpose/the opportunity to make a difference teamwork	AO2

• Motivation through Job Enrichment

• Cleaners benefit from job redesign

• How to empower employees

• AH Employees Give Back – a video on the opportunity to make a difference.