Foundations of Business: A Great Work Environment

Read Exploring Business: Chapter 7.1. Watch video on What Makes Employees Happy. Complete Keeping Employees Happy assignment. Discuss trust & respect, fairness, and listening and what employers can do better in those areas. Watch video on Human Resource Management. Discuss the pros and cons of pre-employment testing. Learning Targets: I understand how trust & respect, fairness and listening […]

Foundations of Business: Developing Employees

Watch video on New Employee Orientation. Complete the New Employee Orientation assignment. Read and discuss Chapter 7.2. Learning Target: I can explain how companies train and develop employees.

Foundations of Business: Motivating Employees

Read Chapter 7.3. Watch video on Hierarchy of Needs Theory. Play game matching up characteristics. Complete the Hierarchy of Needs Theory assignment. Learning Target: I can define motivation and describe the hierarchy of needs theory of motivation.

Foundations of Business: Theories of Motivation

Continue on Chapter 7.3. Watch video on The Two Factor Theory. Play game matching characteristics. Watch video on Expectancy Theory and complete the assignment. Learning Targets: I can describe the two factor and expectancy theories of motivation.

Foundations of Business: Equity Theory and Employee Retention

Watch video on Equity Theory. Read this article and choose an employee retention strategy in the article that you would implement to help keep employees motivated. Choose the theory of motivation you are utilizing with your strategy. Please turn in your completed video, PowerPoint presentation or Word document with communication to your employees, strategy used, and […]

Foundations of Business: Employee Retention

Continue working on Employee Retention Plan (see below for instructions). Upload your completed assignment in Teams by midnight tonight. Read this article and choose an employee retention strategy in the article that you would implement to help keep employees motivated. Choose the theory of motivation you are utilizing with your strategy. Please upload your completed video, […]

Foundations of Business: What Makes a Happy Place to Work?

Read Chapter 7.4. Complete #1-3 on What Makes a Great Place to Work assignment. Discuss your answers to #3 with the person beside you. Watch the video on creating a work culture that brings out the best in employees. Complete #4-5 on What Makes a Great Place to Work assignment. Discuss which piece of information from […]

Foundations of Business: Performance Appraisal

Allow time for students to share about their employee retention projects, if desired. Watch video on five success factors for a performance appraisals. Use a clear outline Involve employee Start with the bad news More regular feedback, not just once a year Document employee appraisal sessions Read Chapter 7.5. Learning Target: I can explain how managers evaluate […]

Foundations of Business: Labor Unions

Play Theories of Motivation Kahoot. Watch video on unions. Unions are groups of workers who have banded together to have better negotiation power, higher wages, better working conditions, better benefits. Watch video on union strikes. Read Chapter 7.6. Discuss: You’ve just gotten a job as an autoworker. Would you prefer to work in a unionized or nonunionized plant? Why? If […]