After reading this article you will learn about the role, functions and qualities of a supervisor. Role of Supervisor: The supervision function is performed by the first level managers known as supervisors, foremen, superintendents, section officers and so on. The supervisors are the only executives who control the performance of the subordinates at the execution level. A supervisor plays an [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the financial and non-financial incentives that are given to motivate workers. Financial or Monetary Incentives: This means to give more money and incite to more work as money is the important motivating factor. The main objective of that one who works more, is to get more. A financial incentive motivates more than [...]
After reading this essay you will learn about Herzberg’s theory of motivation with its criticism. Herzberg's Theory of Motivation is an extension of the need hierarchy model of A.H. Maslow. In 1950s Frederick Herzberg and his associates conducted extensive interviews of about two hundred engineers and accountants working in eleven different companies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. This led Herzberg to [...]