Assignment: Organizational Handout

Assignment: Organizational Handout
Assignment: Organizational Handout
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Typical first-line supervisors are unaware of the long-term effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation.
Use elements of each of the four learning theories (and identify them) to develop an improved intrinsic motivational system for employees of a metal furniture manufacturing plant.
Develop a 3- to 5-page handout for first-line supervisors, explaining your improved intrinsic motivational system: how to implement it and why it will be more effective in the long term than extrinsic rewards.
Address the following in your handout:
Nontechnical explanation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation with examples from the workplace
Research support for the relative effectiveness of intrinsic motivation compared with extrinsic motivation in the long term
Practical methods of implementing intrinsic motivation to build expertise in the workplace
Patterns of Organization
Text structure is how information is organized in writing. Text structures, or patterns of organization, not only vary from writing to writing, but text structures may also change frequently from paragraph to paragraph within a single piece of writing. Though not all text can fit snugly into one of the patterns of organizations explained in this website, the purpose of this website is to prepare students to identify text structure on standardized tests. Though requirements vary from state to state, in many states, students are required to accurately identify the text structure in specific passages. We will cover seven common types of patterns of organizations or text structures: