English Progress HW

Research Proposal

Jesus Cotto Zayas

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Causes of low employee morale

Introduction

The modern workplace recognizes the input employees bring into an organization. There is a connection between employee productivity and organizational performance. A highly productive employee is a highly motivated employee.

Statement of the Problem

Employees are a vital component of an organization because the quality of the products or services produced by the organization lies in the hands of the employees who perform various duties in the production lines or customer service. Therefore, sustainable employee productivity is only achievable when employees are motivated. Companies that experience poor performance may be grappling with low employee morale. Low employee morale may arise out of many factors such as closed communication, career stagnation, lack of job training, lack of recognition among others.

Proposed solutions

Businesses, business leaders, and HR professionals must rethink the work environment such that the work process and hr practices embody employee motivation. Additionally the organizational culture must support employee motivation. Some of the solutions applicable to business across industries are

· Open communication

· Personal and skills development/empowerment (training)

· Career development (promotions)

· Merit based reward system (commensurate pay for work done)

Scope

1. What are the causes of low employee morale?

2. How has the workplace changed over the years in terms of employee involvement?

3. What are successful businesses doing right to curb low employee morale? (examples of the best practices)

4. What are the examples of successful companies in employee motivation?

5. What are the benefits of a motivated workforce?

6. What are the various methods of employee motivation?

7. How is effective is open communication towards employee motivation?

8. Is employee training a good motivator?

9. How can promotion be used as a tool for employee motivation?

10. How effective is a merit based reward system to employee motivation?

Methodology

This analysis will be conducted through literature review of authoritative journal articles in the field of organizational behavior. Additionally, the research will also utilize online resources especially when looking for best practices in employee motivation and job satisfaction as indexed by Fortune 100 magazine or others . A good example that will come handy in this research is Google, which has topped Fortune 100 best list of companies to work for over a number of years in the past.

My qualifications

As an aspiring business leader and management consultant, I have a strong interest in the topic of employee motivation because of its implication in organizational performance.

Conclusion

Low employee morale is an impediment to organization performance. On the other hand, motivated employees are highly productive. This means that employee motivation should be an integral part of the organization strategy through the implementation of HR practices that support employee motivation. This research will present some of the strategies business leaders and HR managers can deploy to ensure that employees within their workforce are motivated.

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