Theories of motivation and Individual behavior:
Write a 2-3 page-paper on the “Hot Potato” (golf ball) exercise we did in class. Your discussions will assess your knowledge of the concept and application of Individual Behavior (ch. 12), as well as the different theories of Motivation (ch. 13), and the ways these theories are applied in the workplace.
You will refer to the class as the “company,” the object (golf ball) passed around the room as the “product,” the task of passing the product around the room as the “manufacturing process,” the time to complete the task as the “productivity rate,” and the company’s ability to manufacture a quality product as “effectiveness,” and finally, the ability to manufacture the product without wasting time (i.e. dropping product) as “efficiency.”