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Millennial Motivation For Nonprofit Arts And Culture Organizations, Rebekah Wagenbach
Millennial Motivation For Nonprofit Arts And Culture Organizations, Rebekah Wagenbach
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Many arts-related nonprofit organizations rely on a volunteer labor force and often face difficulties fulfilling their missions without successful recruitment and retention efforts. Millennials make up almost a third of the volunteer force. This research focused specifically on members of the Millennial generation and their relationship with arts and culture-related nonprofit organizations in their communities for the purpose of helping these types of organizations recruit, retain, and manage volunteers from this age group. The theoretical foundation for this research consisted of public service motivation theory and generational cohort theory. The research question examined the primary motivations for Millennial adults born …
Corporate Managers’ Strategies To Increase Employee Motivation, Salim Ibrahim Hussien
Corporate Managers’ Strategies To Increase Employee Motivation, Salim Ibrahim Hussien
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractThe lack of employee motivation can impede organizations’ performance. Corporate leaders are concerned with the lack of motivation, as it can lead to negative attitudes and hinder the implementation of organizational strategies. Grounded in Vroom’s expectancy theory and Herzberg’s two-factor theory, the purpose of this qualitative (identify design) was to explore strategies corporate managers use to motivate their employees. Five participants were interviewed from five corporate organizations that successfully applied motivation strategies to motivate their staff. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and field notes. Using Yin’s five-step data analysis, seven themes emerged: establishing an employee incentive program, creating a …
Motivational Communication Strategies For Virtual Teams, Monica Metri
Motivational Communication Strategies For Virtual Teams, Monica Metri
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Organizational leaders may not communicate effectively to motivate their virtual teammembers to achieve goals. Leaders who lack communication strategies to motivate virtual team members can lead to dissatisfied employees and increased timelines to achieve project goals for their organization. This may adversely impact the accurate and timely achievement of goals, reducing profits and thereby, shareholder returns. Grounded in Herzberg's two-factor theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore leaders' communication strategies to motivate virtual team members to achieve project goals. The participants consisted of eight virtual team leaders in the northeastern United States who successfully implemented communication …
Leadership Strategies To Motivate And Retain Employees In Small And Medium Enterprises, Shirley Jean Doescher
Leadership Strategies To Motivate And Retain Employees In Small And Medium Enterprises, Shirley Jean Doescher
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Organizational leaders find it challenging to determine what leadership strategies motivate and retain employees in their company, especially during a pandemic. Not knowing which leadership strategies would successfully motivate employees leads to higher turnover, less profitability, and higher costs to replace employees. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies corporate leaders use to motivate and retain employees in small and medium businesses (SMEs) in southeastern Wisconsin (WI). Data were collected from semi-structured interviews with eight participants from eight SMEs of southeast WI, as well as analyzing company documents. Yin’s 5-step process …
Motivational Strategies Warehouse Managers Use To Improve Employees’ Performance, Brooks Latonya Demming
Motivational Strategies Warehouse Managers Use To Improve Employees’ Performance, Brooks Latonya Demming
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Failure to improve employee performance can have unfavorable organizational outcomes. Organizational leaders are concerned about employee performance because improving employee performance is critical for achieving organizational goals. Grounded in Vroom’s expectancy theory of motivation, the purpose of this multiple-case study was to explore strategies warehouse managers use to improve employees’ performance. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with three warehouse managers, member-checking interviews, and a review of public company documents. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: organizational communication, employee empowerment, and a supportive work environment. A key recommendation for warehouse managers is to communicate expectations to employees …
Motivational Strategies Warehouse Managers Use To Improve Employees’ Performance, Brooks Latonya Demming
Motivational Strategies Warehouse Managers Use To Improve Employees’ Performance, Brooks Latonya Demming
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Failure to improve employee performance can have unfavorable organizational outcomes. Organizational leaders are concerned about employee performance because improving employee performance is critical for achieving organizational goals. Grounded in Vroom’s expectancy theory of motivation, the purpose of this multiple-case study was to explore strategies warehouse managers use to improve employees’ performance. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with three warehouse managers, member-checking interviews, and a review of public company documents. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Three themes emerged: organizational communication, employee empowerment, and a supportive work environment. A key recommendation for warehouse managers is to communicate expectations to employees …