Assignment:
WORKPLACE MOTIVATION
Overview
You will draw upon your personal experience . You will consider the topic of telecommuting and motivation. You will prepare a blog entry that discusses your own experience and applies the background material to the prospect of becoming a telecommuter.
For an overview of some important current issues in telecommuting and working remotely please read:
Peck, E. (2015, March 18) Proof that working from Home is Here to Stay: Even Yahoo Still Does It. Retrieved from
In the background materials, you read about some very traditional theories of motivation such as Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory. There is sometimes a challenge in applying these theories.
Begin with some personal reflection. Consider a time at work when you felt highly motivated. Apply Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory to your situation. Think about what motivates you personally. Can you apply Maslow's and Herzberg's theories to yourself? For this assignment, you will discuss these ideas in a hypothetical situation in which you are offered the opportunity to work remotely, that is, telecommute to your job.
You will prepare a blog entry with the title:
My company has offered me a chance to work remotely. Should I telecommute? How can I stay motivated working from home? If I decide to work from home, what can my company do to help me stay highly motivated?
Your blog entry should discuss the following:
What motivates you?
How do Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory explain your own and other employees' motivation?
How can employees remain highly motivated when telecommuting? What can they do to motivate themselves? What can the company do to motivate telecommuting employees?
Will you become a telecommuter? Why or why not?
Your blog entry should be the equivalent of a four- to five-page paper. Also, be sure to use in-text citations and a reference list. For administrative purposes, please add a title page so that your assignment can be readily identified.