How can leaders motivate staff in order to improve productivity and job satisfaction?
How can leaders motivate staff in order to improve productivity and job satisfaction? The purpose of this essay is to highlight the use of management theories in relation to productivity and job satisfaction. This essay shall discuss how leaders can motivate employees in order to improve the overall productivity and job satisfaction. I will be looking at theories in relation to how they are categorised, also how different management theories can be implemented by a leader. The essay will analyse both the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that are relative to applicable management theories and from the analysis there will be a justification of methods the writer believes to be the most suitable for the leadership and motivation of employees. The ‘Classical Perspective’ was exercised by theorists such as Frederick Taylor and Henri Fayol who both incorporated aspects of the classical approach into their management theories. The approach has specific characteristics that make it simple to distinguish which theories can be associated; the general idea is that theorists using the classical approach viewed the employees as components of a production process rather than as individuals. The classical management style they applied to their theories ensured that the focus was entirely on an individual’s extrinsic needs such as; monetary incentives, level of working conditions, labour division and quantity. The theorists concentrated on aspects such as systematic analysis, remuneration, hierarchical structure and the use of autocratic leadership.1
Frederick Taylor’s theory of Scientific Management suggests that a worker’s productivity will increase when given monetary incentives. Taylor believed that the employees would be motivated to produce more if paid for the completion of a task. Taylor measured and timed tasks in order to find an average completion time; if workers exceeded that they were to be paid extra. Roles were concise; managers to plan and train, and
Frederick Taylor’s theory of Scientific Management suggests that a worker’s productivity will increase when given monetary incentives. Taylor believed that the employees would be motivated to produce more if paid for the completion of a task. Taylor measured and timed tasks in order to find an average completion time; if workers exceeded that they were to be paid extra. Roles were concise; managers to plan and train, and
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