Instruction
Week 3
Provide a brief description 2 pages of the public or nonprofit organization in Virginia you selected. Then, describe at least two motivational strategies you believe would be most effective for employees in the organization, and explain why. Finally, explain how you might apply these strategies in the organization. Be specific.
Readings
Cohen, S., Eimicke, W., & Heikkila, T. (2013). The effective public manager: Achieving success in government organizations (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Chapter 3, How to Find and Keep Good People (pp. 4774)
Chapter 4, Developing Effective Working Relationships (pp. 7590)
Northouse, P. G. (2013). Leadership: Theory and practice. (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Chapter 7, Path-Goal Theory (pp. 137160)
Laureate Education. (2014a). Decision making in the federal government: The Wallace S. Sayre Model. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50(4), 370396.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Perry, J. L., Hondeghem, A., & Wise, L. R. (2010). Revisiting the motivational bases of public service: Twenty years of research and an agenda for the future. Public Administration Review, 70(5), 681690.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Trinka, J. (n.d.). Whats a manager to do? From GovLeaders.org. Retrieved from http://govleaders.org/whats_a_manager_to_do.htm