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Reducing Employee Turnover In The Big Four Public Accounting Firms, Erin L. Maclean
Reducing Employee Turnover In The Big Four Public Accounting Firms, Erin L. Maclean
CMC Senior Theses
Employee turnover is extremely costly to any business in terms of training costs and loss of pertinent knowledge and experience. This paper explores the contributors to the high rates of employee turnover seen in public accounting by focusing on the Big Four accounting firms, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Employee retention is a factor of corresponding employee motivation, as seen through the analysis of popular motivational theories and their applications to a career in public accounting. This paper also delves into the possible contributors to the differences in retention rates between males and females in this occupation. Lastly, an analysis …
Weiser Carrots And Sticks: Motivation Beyond Money At The Shakedown Café, Julian A. Martinez
Weiser Carrots And Sticks: Motivation Beyond Money At The Shakedown Café, Julian A. Martinez
CMC Senior Theses
It is generally assumed that monetary incentivization is the most effective means of motivating organizationally-beneficial behaviors. Individuals, under this line of thought, pursue their own objective self-interest above all else. However, evidence is being uncovered that indicates that human motivation may be a much more complicated facet of the human psyche. The purpose of this study is to examine the deeper underpinnings that drive people work that might lie beyond financial rewards. In order to do this, the Shakedown Café, a student-run restaurant on Pitzer College’s campus, will be examined. This specific organization is of particular interest because it does …