Motivating Strategies for Performance and Productivity: A Guide to Human Resource Development

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This book reviews current theories on how to improve employee performance and shows how to adapt these strategies to specific work situations. The authors have chosen 10 currently popular performance-enhancing strategies for study, ranging from behavior modification techniques to team-based and employee participation approaches. For each strategy, they discuss the relevant theory and provide actual case studies of implementation. AMA Journal In the face of ever greater competition from abroad, no issue is more important for U.S. business than improving employee effectiveness and productivity. In this volume, Champagne and McAfee offer both a review of current theories on how to improve employee performance and a guide to adapting these strategies to specific work situations. While previous studies have tended to focus strictly on theory or on step-by-step guidelines alone, Champagne and McAfee combine theory, actual company examples, and clear-cut guidelines in order to offer the human resource professional a well-rounded, comprehensive overview of workable motivation strategies and techniques. The authors have chosen 10 currently popular performance-enhancing strategies for study, ranging from behavior modification techniques through team-based and employee participation approaches. For each, the authors discuss the relevant theory and then provide actual case study examples of their implementation. Because every situation is unique, the authors also outline ways in which particular strategies can be molded to fit a variety of situations. Throughout the book, steps that can be taken by managers to implement performance and productivity enhancing strategies, even in the absence of a formal company program, are elucidated fully. A book for managers in all kinds of organizations--from hospitals and schools to corporations and not-for-profit firms--Motivating Strategies for Performance and Productivity is an important contribution to the human resources literature.

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For their intended audience of managers, the authors have provided a handbook with a wide range of strategies for motivating performance and productivity. This book also contains a large number of illustrations of the use of these strategies along with some discussions of theory. . . . Overall, Motivating Strategies for Performance and Productivity makes a modest contribution with some useful information. . .-Personnel Psychology
Written for managers and supervisors across all types of organizations, this book examines ten different strategies for improving employee effectiveness and productivity. Although numerous books and articles have been written on enchancing employee performance, this volume is unique in its combination of theory, actual company examples, and clear guidelines into a lucid, well-rounded, and comprehensive overview of workable motivational strategies and techniques. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the topic of employee motivation and productivity, reviews the elements of a typical performance improvement program, and discusses some of the obstacles to the effective implementation of such programs. Each of the succeeding chapters profiles a particular performance-enchancing approach, summarizes the strengths and weaknesses of that strategy, and outlines ways these techniques can be molded to fit specific organizational situations. The ten strategies covered range from behavior modification and punishment and rewards systems to goal setting, job redesign, employee participation approaches, and reducing employee stress. Each chapter is well illustrated and includes a comprehensive list of reference notes. All in all, an important contribution to the human resources literature. Academic and professional collections.-Choice
"For their intended audience of managers, the authors have provided a handbook with a wide range of strategies for motivating performance and productivity. This book also contains a large number of illustrations of the use of these strategies along with some discussions of theory. . . . Overall, Motivating Strategies for Performance and Productivity makes a modest contribution with some useful information. . ."-Personnel Psychology
"Written for managers and supervisors across all types of organizations, this book examines ten different strategies for improving employee effectiveness and productivity. Although numerous books and articles have been written on enchancing employee performance, this volume is unique in its combination of theory, actual company examples, and clear guidelines into a lucid, well-rounded, and comprehensive overview of workable motivational strategies and techniques. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the topic of employee motivation and productivity, reviews the elements of a typical performance improvement program, and discusses some of the obstacles to the effective implementation of such programs. Each of the succeeding chapters profiles a particular performance-enchancing approach, summarizes the strengths and weaknesses of that strategy, and outlines ways these techniques can be molded to fit specific organizational situations. The ten strategies covered range from behavior modification and punishment and rewards systems to goal setting, job redesign, employee participation approaches, and reducing employee stress. Each chapter is well illustrated and includes a comprehensive list of reference notes. All in all, an important contribution to the human resources literature. Academic and professional collections."-Choice

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PAUL J. CHAMPAGNE is Associate Professor of Management at Old Dominion University. His articles have appeared in a number of books as well as journals such as Personnel, Supervisory Management, Management Quarterly, and Personnel Administrator. R. BRUCE McAFEE is Associate Professor of Management at Old Dominion University.