Question

The following is a list of some possible strategies companies use to motivate employees. Rank each one in order of importance to you (one being the most important). Then categorize where you think each would go in Maslow's Hierarchy and Hertzberg's theory.

Salary

Opportunity for bonuses, profit sharing

Benefits

Opportunity to grow professionally with the organization

Team bonuses

More paid time off

Option to telecommute

Flextime scheduling

Sense of empowerment

Tuition reimbursement

Job satisfaction

Answer 1

My ranking:

1. Job satisfaction

2. Salary

3Flex time scheduling

4More paid time off.

5Sense of empowerment

6. opportunity for bonuses, profit sharing

7.Opportunity to grow professionally

8.Option to telecommute

9.Team bonuses

10.benefits

11.Tuition reimbursement

Needs as ranked on Maslow’s hierarchy :

Sense of empowerment

Opportunity to grow professionally with the organization

Job satisfaction

More paid time off

Flextime scheduling

Salary

Opportunity for bonuses, profit sharing

Team bonuses

Option to telecommute

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Ratings based on Hertzbeg’s theory of motivation:

Opportunity to grow professionally with the organization

Sense of empowerment

Job satisfaction

Salary

More paid time off

Flextime scheduling

Team bonuses

Option to telecommute

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement