Chapter $12$: On The Job: Do Happy Workers Make for Richer Companies?

Discussion Questions

Process theories on motivation include goal setting, equity theory, and expectancy theory. Of the three process theories, which do you feel is likely to be the leading factor in employee satisfaction at any one of the companies on the Great Places to Work list?

At the end of the video, one commentator guesses as to what employees really want? $$o less hours and more pay: The guest states emphatically: No$,$ absolutely not. Would less hours and more pay be an intrinsic reward or an extrinsic reward? Do you agree with the guest that the tactic would not work or do you feel this is a great idea? Which process theory would this situation violate?

Companies on the list of Great Places to Work appear to motivate employees with the correct incentives. Of the three important innovative approaches to motivation $?$ empowerment, engagement, $$nd making progress? $?$ which do you feel are likely exhibited at any one of the companies on the list?