IN-CLASS CASE STUDY AND PRESENTATION ASSIGNMENT Activity Description Materials and Resources ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS To complete this assignment: You will work in groups to complete this activity. 1. Each group should submit only one contribution/file to the Written Report submission folder in Brightspace. - All contributions must be submitted in MS Word, double-spaced. - Your report excluding the cover page and references should not exceed more than two pages. - Font style should be either Calibri or Arial and size should not exceed 12 points. - Cover Page should include Group number, Student Names, Course Name, Submission Date, and Instructor Name. 2. You will also make an oral presentation and submit the PowerPoint files to the Oral Presentation submission folder in Brightspace. - Each group should submit only one file to the oral presentation submission folder in Brightspace. - The presentations will be made in groups. However, you will be graded individually during the presentation. 3. Submit your files to Brightspace on or before the due date. The due date will be provided by your instructor. 4. Please submit your In-Class Case Study - Written Report to this submission folder. 5. Please submit your In-Class Case Study - Oral Presentation to this submission folder. 6. Refer to this rubric for the detailed evaluation breakdown for the Written Report. 6. Refer to this rubric for the detailed evaluation breakdown for the, Written Regort. 7. Refer to this rubric for the detailed evaluation breakdown for the Oral Presentation. Note: The schedule for the in-class group presentations will be provided by your instructor. Case Scenario You are a senior manager working in an insurance company. In a meeting with your team members, you ask middle managers about the recent sub-par performance in the department and their thoughts about the reasons behind it. They state that their performance goals are set too high, with the vast majority of their employees missing their individual targets across the board. You understand that insurance is a highly stressful job. Employees need to be happy, satisfied, and motivated to be able to perform the best. Hence, you decide to work on increasing the motivation level of employees to enable them to meet their targets. In this course, you studied various need-based and process-based motivational theories as follows: Need-Based Theories: - Maslow's Hierarchy Theory and the five categories of basic human needs - The ERG Theory, which compressed Maslow's five categories into three - The Two-Factor Theory, which describes factors that either motivate people or make them dissatisfied - The Acquired-Needs Model (David McClelland's need-based theory), which describes stable and dominant characteristics in human beings that drive behaviour Process-Based Theories: - Equity Theory, which describes the perception of fairness in motivating employees - Expectancy Theory, which describes the rational calculations employees do to evaluate their situation using three factors - Reinforcement Theory, which describes that behaviour is a function of its outcomes Questions: a. Out of the theories of motivation given above, pick any two that you think are best for describing human behaviour in the workplace. Explain the theories in detail along with a diagrammatic representation of each. b. Based on the theories you choose, suggest how you would construct a work environment using motivational strategies such as reward strategies, work-life balance considerations, and pay or compensation, to handle the situation given in the case scenario above