Day: March 22, 2021

Employee motivation and stress are important areas of research for I-O psychologists. Among the key aspects that must be understood are how employee attitudes and various motivational theories and techniques relate to the overall performance of an organization. Organizations should strive to implement ways to motivate and alleviate stress on their employees to improve job satisfaction, performance, and productivity.

For this assessment, imagine you are a motivational speaker scheduled to give a keynote speech at an industry conference of I-O psychologists. Your plan is to discuss current motivational theories for the workplace, evaluate one of those theories, and apply it to an audience member who has volunteered to come up on stage. Your goal is to demonstrate to the audience how to evaluate an employee’s current workplace scenario and suggest techniques that might be used to motivate the employee based upon his or her individual characteristics.

Preparation

Choose three of the following motivational theories to research for this assessment:

Goal-setting theory.
Control theory.
Action theory (Rubicon theory).
Self-regulation.
Maslow’s need theory.
Reinforcement theory.
Vroom’s VIE theory.
Equity theory.

Write a 45 page speech that addresses the following:

Introduce yourself and the topic you are to address.
Briefly explain at the three motivational theories you researched for this assessment.
Simulate a short question-and-answer interview with a hypothetical audience member who raises his or her hand in response to your query, “Who in the audience feels unmotivated in their current job?”
Construct the information you need to make a proper decision on what motivational theory to apply to the particular situation.
Include the audience member’s job title, work responsibilities, attitude toward management and coworkers, stressors, and professional goals.
Analyze the relevant attitudes and motivations of the hypothetical employee based on the information you collected above.
Apply two motivational techniques from the literature (for example, contingent rewards, job enrichment, or feedback) in the context of the characteristics of the situation. Suggest an action plan to be considered by both the employer and employee to increase motivation. Be sure to apply research findings to support your discussion.
Discuss why these motivational techniques are appropriate choices and what the desired outcomes might be.
Additional Requirements

Your assessment should meet the following requirements:

Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
APA format: Resources and in-text citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
Length: 45 typed, double-spaced pages, not including the title page and references page.
Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
Number of resources: A minimum of 4 scholarly resources.

Write a brief reflection on the Ted Bundy documentary posted this week. Discuss your feelings and attitude about Ted Bundy and his crimes. Do you feel that his appearance played a role in his ability to get away with his crimes for so long? What does this suggest about people and how they are judged? Respond to at least two peers.

Part 2
make a powerpoint

Create a 2-3 minute presentation of one serial killer of choice EXCEPT for Ted Bundy. You cannot choose Ted Bundy. In your presentation you must:
1. Tell me where the serial killer was born
2. 2-3 facts about his/her/their childhood that you feel are significant to the crimes committed
3. 3-4 crimes committed with some detail (you don’t need to get too detailed if this triggers you or makes you feel uncomfortable in any way
4. Tell me if you think this person was born this way or if life circumstances made the killer this way. Explain why you think as you do
You must be in the video. You can be creative and present it any way you wish as long as I can see you and as long as you follow the criteria above.