Tuesday, 5 August 2008


Employee Motivation (journal article)
By: Nitin Nohria, Boris Groysberg and Linda Eling Lee
from Harvard Business Review Jul 2008, Vol 86 No 7, pp. 78-84
The authors identify the organizational levers that companies and frontline managers have at their disposal as they try to meet workers' deep needs. Reward systems that truly value good performance fulfill the drive to acquire. The drive to bond is best met by a culture that promotes collaboration and openness. Jobs that are designed to be meaningful and challenging meet the need to comprehend. Processes for performance management and resource allocation that are fair, trustworthy, and transparent address the drive to defend. Equipped with real-world company examples, the authors articulate how to apply these levers in productive ways.

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