Assignment:
Case Application : Passion for the Outdoors and for People
After reading the case details, prepare your report for Patagonia managers by answering the following questions:
1. According to Maslow's hierarchy, which basic needs does the Patagonia culture meet? What would it be like to work at Patagonia? What's your assessment of the company's work environment?
2. Use the expectancy theory or the equity theory of motivation to explain how feeling underpaid might affect the work of a Patagonia associate and what a manager can do to increase the employee's motivation.
3. What do you think might be Patagonia's biggest challenge in keeping employees motivated? If you were managing a team of Patagonia employees in the retail stores, how would you keep them motivated?
Attachment:- case application.rar