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Motivation and engagement key terms

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Motivation and engagement

AqaA LevelBusinessHuman resource management

Key terms

  • Motivation theory and methods

    Motivation theory and methods is a Business concept used to analyse Explain the benefits of motivated and engaged employees using Taylor, Maslow and Herzberg.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • Taylor

    Taylor should be judged by linking it to objectives such as profit, survival, growth, competitiveness, efficiency or customer satisfaction.

  • Maslow

    Maslow affects stakeholders differently, so analysis should consider owners, managers, employees, customers, suppliers or investors before reaching a judgement.

  • Herzberg

    Herzberg has a financial impact when it changes costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, investment return, break-even output or ratio interpretation.

  • Motivation theory and methods decision

    Motivation theory and methods decision becomes evaluative when advantages, disadvantages, risk, opportunity cost and business context are weighed rather than listed separately.

  • Motivation theory and methods

    Motivation theory and methods is a Business concept used to analyse Evaluate financial methods such as piece rate, commission, salary schemes and performance-related pay alongside non-financial methods such as empowerment, team working, flexible working, job enrichment and job rotation.. A strong answer defines it, applies it to a named business context and explains the commercial consequence.

  • empowerment

    empowerment should be judged by linking it to objectives such as profit, survival, growth, competitiveness, efficiency or customer satisfaction.

  • Motivation theory and methods decision

    Motivation theory and methods decision affects stakeholders differently, so analysis should consider owners, managers, employees, customers, suppliers or investors before reaching a judgement.

  • Motivation theory and methods stakeholder impact

    Motivation theory and methods stakeholder impact has a financial impact when it changes costs, revenue, profit, cash flow, investment return, break-even output or ratio interpretation.

  • Motivation theory and methods financial impact

    Motivation theory and methods financial impact becomes evaluative when advantages, disadvantages, risk, opportunity cost and business context are weighed rather than listed separately.