Abstract

These caselets deal with the issue of motivation. Caselet 1 discusses the importance of motivating, empowering and retaining employees in organizations. It also examines how employees’needs can be linked to work motivation. Caselet 2 discusses the role of equity in employee motivation. It also describes how perceived equity or inequity affects the work performance and satisfaction of employees.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Relationship between individual needs and motivation.

Keywords

Issue, motivation, motivating, empowering, retaining employees, organizations, work motivation, equity, employee motivation, perceived equity, inequity affects, work performance, satisfaction, employees