Year: 2015
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Effective task execution is essential to asset intensive companies as it influences production and asset utilization.However, persuading employees to execute their assigned activities is recognized as one of the most challenging tasks that managers are confronted with today.Enhancing employee motivation in the workplace is considered as a means of augmenting task execution.Traditionally it has been the duty of the Human Resources (HR) department to address elements such as enhancing employee motivation.However, this position has shifted such that line managers are often required to take over Human Resource Management (HRM) practices.It has been identified that line managers, especially engineers, are often not HR-specialists and are rarely sufficiently trained in HRM techniques and practices.This study proposes a framework to provide managers of a primarily technical background, with a tool to assist them in assessing the extent to which aspects ii
Author: E. S. Walker
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2272544042