Productivity is what managers demand from their employees no matter what. However, it is necessary to understand that any work team needs to be carefully motivated especially during an economical recession. People are likely to have their working abilities adjusted to their fears and overall situation in society. Although it is hard to keep every single employee in a good work shape separately, well-performed motivational techniques may enhance a group’s working abilities greatly.
There are various Organizational Behaviors that contribute to how successful a company is. More important is how successful one within a company is. There are the two most essential components that have to be taken into consideration: the motivational behavior and stress factor. The latter two are used to denote how successful a person can be dealing with stress and being motivated, of course, with the help of the company that is likely to provide good conditions to its employees in order to overcome stress. However, there is another side of the stress present within the working process. An interesting fact is that a good manager will be able to use stress positively. Namely, the eustress used wisely may cause enhanced focus on a work goal and arousal of extra energy, which also results in a good work performance eventually. Of course, the number of stress factors is enormous nowadays in the globalized society of the Unites States. For example, 75% of Americans consider their job stressful because of the downsizing throughout many companies of the country. Another reason for stress is a position taken by a person that does not fit his/her type of personality.
Providing the example of how Microsoft Company treats the employees will explain one of the best motivational techniques used to make the employees achieve successful results within the recession period. One of the motivational techniques used by Microsoft is employee empowerment. Microsoft is one of those famous companies known for innovations in technology and staff treatment. Having over 4,000 millionaire employees, Microsoft does not pay much attention to the pay rises as motivational techniques. However, what matters is conveying the importance of every person within a company. For that Microsoft gives an opportunity of recruiting new members of the team by experienced employees. The statement made by Microsoft executive “The mantra “Spread the Love,” which speaks to employees spreading the word about Microsoft, as well as the recruiting organization giving back to our employees to enable and recognize their ambassadorship” speaks for the utmost of trust of chiefs towards their employees (McLeish, J. 2008). What is more important is that Microsoft realizes that employees make the company, without people company cannot exist, that is why the power is given in order to exercise it by employees for the prosperity of the company. It is essential to note here that this kind of motivational technique brings fruitful results in terms of an overall fear of downsizing. People get more motivated knowing that they are not only out of the downsizing process, but also control the process of hiring others because they are trusted. It is one of those techniques that enable people to be responsible for the company’s image and reputation, whereas money would not make the same effect.
Motivation represents those psychological processes that cause the arousal, direction, and persistence of voluntary actions that are goal-directed (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2008, p. 210). For example, Merck & Co. exercise motivational monetary incentives. This causes much persistence of the employees as one answers for oneself and is trying to earn more contributing to the overall success of the company. Here such motivational theory as Affect Perseverance is applicable. The concept of this theory lies in the nature of human feelings that tend to exist independently of facts and evidences. Namely, when a person is strongly motivated with money for a long time, the feeling of emotional preference continues even when the funding is reduced. A good example of such motivational theory is the love of woman to a thoughtful man; the love does not disappear even when a man becomes aggressive or abusive. The same happens with diligent employees, performing their work responsibilities well before the recession they will continue do it during the recession and downsizing. However, critically analyzing the concept of monetary incentives in has to be noticed that this kind of motivation’s effect is not as prolonged as Microsoft’s one, for example. The stress caused by the fear to lose one’s job can be reduced only with the help of psychological impacts, such as entrusting the important responsibilities to the employees. This way a happy workplace is more likely to be created when employees seek more than simply earning money.
Nevertheless, Rosenbluth in his book The Customer Comes Second argues that “Profits are a natural extension of happiness in the workplace.” And “If we put our people first, they’ll put our clients first.” Therefore, the opinions about the means of creating a happy workplace differ. Rosenbluth, an owner of a family-run Travel Management Company, speculates that in order to create a happy workplace, the foremost thing is to build friendly relations among employees. The second element is to hire only nice people. Having friendly relations may save you from complete downfall during the economic recession. Since “a double-dip recession is now a more serious threat than inflation”, it is important to encourage people to do better in their duties, though they are already good at performing those (Hopckins, 2011).The microclimate is vitally essential for creating a nice workplace during the recession. This kind of climate, of course, is created by managers. The latter should monitor to what extent employees understand what their company is doing, and what is even more important the employees should know that the chiefs care for them. People have to know that their work is important and valued. The reason for that is the following: economic recession causes downsizing, once people know their work is meaningful and they are valued, the stress of being fired is reduced, hence employees become more relaxed, and a happy workplace is created.
In conclusion it is important to mention that a happy workplace makes a successful company. There are many motivational techniques that make one successful within the entire company. People are feared to face the boot nowadays. In order to reduce stress companies seek the most effective ways to motivate employees and thus enhance companies’ position at the world and American market. This will entail the overall prosperity of an organization and a nice microclimate at the workplace because people will not be afraid for their work place. As seen from companies’ examples above, the best motivational techniques are monetary incentives and getting involved with the success and image of the company.
References
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Kinicki, A. and Kreitner, R. 2008. Organizational Behavior: Key Concepts, Skills & Best Practices. 4th ed. Columbus: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
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