Business in Action Plus MyLab Intro to Business with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
Business in Action Plus MyLab Intro to Business with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (8th Edition)
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Person B the chief talent officer of a Company D feels it is very difficult to motivate a vast workforce and to stimulate the environment. She feels that the ladder concept was not suitable for many employees and the old ways of work cannot suit the new generation of work. Person B and her colleagues found some issues like a wide different society, shortage of talents, expanded workforce with women, different expectations and desires from men and a shift in attitudes of new generation.

So, Person S chooses a new method called lattice. It is a cross function of vertical and horizontal lines. This brought more flexibility to the employees. The main goal of Person B is to make the employees to have synchronization among the personal and professional life.

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  • Company D
  • Person B

To discuss: The way Company D’s lattice approach helps to motivate employees and improve the employee’s performance and job satisfaction.

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Motivation of employees and improvements of employee’s performance and job satisfaction by the lattice approach of Company D:

Lattice approach helps the employees to work flexibly which is not available in ladder approach. Lattice approach teaches the employees their own performance, their standard in the company and their position in future. All these are based on the 4 variables namely workload, pace, schedule or location and role.

This approach is wholly employees oriented as it focuses on the goals of the individuals and makes an opportunity to have a balance in personal and official works of the individuals.

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