6. Motivating Employees (GCSE)

Define 'wage'. [2K]

Define 'job enrichment'. [2K]

Define 'promotion'. [2K]

This form of motivation is financial. It is usually used by service businesses and it involves paying the member of staff a percentage of the value of a sale they make.

• Profit sharing

• Commission

• Job enrichment

• Job rotation

This form of motivation involves giving staff an extra one-time payment, if they can hit a target.

• Salary

• Wage

• Bonus

• Fringe Benefit

This form of motivation involves paying staff for every unit they make.

• Time-rate

• Piece-rate

• Commission

• Profit sharing

This form of motivation involves paying the staff the same amount, every month, whether they are very productive or not.

• Bonus

• Share ownership

• Salary

• Wage

Identify two possible 'fringe benefits' that would be appropriate for a popcorn and soft drinks seller at a cinema. [2K]

Identify two non-financial methods of motivation (not including fringe benefits). [2K]

This motivational theory suggests that people fulfill their needs at work, which begins with having enough money to be able to pay weekly bills and ends with being able to reach your full potential.

• Maslow

• Taylor

• Herzberg

• Lewis