Preparation
Contemporary companies are spotlighted as “best places to work” and their employee motivation practices are openly discussed. For example, Google, Southwest Airlines, and Zappos all claim that “empowering their employees” is the reason that their workforce is so dedicated and highly motivated.
Read the article “Motivating Employees Has Everything To Do With Giving Them Feelings Of Ownership” from Forbes Magazine.
Your Task
After reading the article, you are ready to begin the assignment:
1. Research employee motivation and contemporary companies by choosing a company known to be a “great place to work” as the focus of your written assignment.
If you are not certain which companies meet this criteria, you can start at one of these Web sites: www.glassdoor.com or www.bestplacestowork.org. Forbes Magazine and Indeed.com also gather data on employee satisfaction.
2. Once you have selected the company, summarize the key components or characteristics of your selected company’s employee motivation strategy or practice.
3. Paper needs to be at least one full page in length.
