QUESTION 1 Though it may be fairly obvious that receive and recognition from one's company is a motivating experiencedy many companies wenig bly when it comes wit Thanks to their employees. According to a recent report by Blessing White Inc. 24 percent of Indian workers are highly demaning that they do not use their option Flowe w programs, which he me popular as the world economy shifted from industrial to knowledge we can be an effective way to motivate comployees and make them bellud in many cases, however, recitim programs are doing mow harman quodccording to Cart Calma, global protice leader Callup Sierako, a S0yr old former employee off-com company in California. Her company proudly instituted a rewards program designed to motive employees. What were the rewards for job well done Employees would move a badge which readu Dane Good and, each year, would receive T-shirts means of annual recognition. Once an employee received 40" Dane Good budges, he or she could trade them in for something bigger and better paperweihtKo states that she would have preferred as "There wasn't any deep thought involved in any of the To make matters worse, she way, the badges were handed out arbitrarily and were not tied to performance, And what shout those T-shirts ko stes that the company will are dress code, so employees couldn't even wear the shit I they wanted to. Needless to way, the employee recognition program seemed like an empty gesture whethemet Even programs that provide employees with more expensive rewards can hackfire, especially if the rewards are iiven insincerely Employees may find more value in a vincere pat on the back than pills from management that either are meaningless or aren't conveyed with respect or sincerity. However, sincere pots on the back may be land to come by. Gallup's poll found that 61 percent of employees stated that they haven't received a sincere "thank you" from management in the past year. Findings such as these are trouhling, verbal rewards are not only inexpensive for companies to fund out but also are quick and easy to distribute Of course, verbal rewards do need to be paired sometimes with tangible benefits that employees value-after alt, money talk. In addition, when praising employees for a job well done, managers need to ensure that the praise is given in conjunction with the specific accomplishment. In this way employees may not only feel valued by their organization but will also know what actions to take to be rewarded in the future. Answer any two questions given below. All questions carry.equal marks) 1. Why reward programs do not motivate employees?(Use Information given in the case to explain your answer. 2. As a manager what steps you can take to motivate employees when they perform well? (Use expectancy theory to explain your answer 3. As a manager, how would you ensure that rewards/recognition given to employees is distributed fairly, Give examples to explain your answer. Arial 3 (12) T- 52