PSY 302 University of Arizona Global Campus The Motivation Case Study

Paper 1: The Motivation Case Study

Identifya company that struggles with employee motivation. Make your choice based on evidence from resources you find. Be sure to document these resources so you can include as citations and references in your paper. The company may be currently active or no longer operating.

Not sure how to start?Try googling “Worst companies to work for” or “companies with poor motivation.” Numerous sites list companies that are struggling in differing areas. Once you identify the company you want to research, google news articles or other sites that include information about the company and the situations affecting motivation/challenges.

Research the company and the associated motivational challenges.

As you research, consider this week’s activity about bias to try and rule out commentary that may not be credible. Seek professional sites, rather than just opinions.

Include a short summary about the company.

Note that enough information should be included to inform the reader (your instructor) about the company and the noted challenges/issues.

Identify three to five motivational challenges within the company that you discovered through your research. Support this information with citations for the sources that provided you the information about the organization.

Discusspotential rationales for why the company is experiencing these issues. Support your assertions with credible sources.

Identify at least three content theories and/or process theories of motivation, discussed in this week’s text chapters that could be applicable to determining strategies/solutions. (You are to identify the theories that you think could be applied to improve the organization’s situation.) Consider using headings in your paper to organize this information.

Note that extrinsic and intrinsic motivation are types of motivation and should not be presented as theories, but as variables within a theory.

DiscussPossible Solutions/Changes Needed

Identify at least two strategiesthat could be applied to improve motivation, based on your reading and research

Paper 2: Reality versus Perceptions Paper

Summarize the differences between perceived and objective realities and how our perceptions negotiate what we believe to be true.

Discuss how the following affect one’s perception of reality and rational decision making.

Attribution theory

Bias

Bounded rationality

Cognitive biases

Conjunction fallacy

Primacy and recency effects

Selective perceptions

Contrast effect, and

Stereotyping

Consider using headings in your paper to organize these elements.

Explain why, as a leader or manager of an organization, one should be aware of the bias that our perceptions may have on day to day rationale decision making.

Identify strategies to increase awareness of potential effectors of our ability to make rational decisions based on our developed realities.

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