How does employee job satisfaction relate to reward?

Introduction

One of the key objectives of any organisation is to keep employees motivated and engaged. In order to keep employees motivated and engaged, employees must derive satisfaction from their work (Abraham, 2012). Therefore, organisations need to maintain and improve employee satisfaction; it will improve the performance of employees (Nanjundeswaraswamy, 2019).

Furthermore, job satisfaction affects employee morale, which affects the quality of interactions between work team members and between members of the organisation and the company’s customers. The latter affects customer satisfaction. Further, job satisfaction is negatively correlated with employee absenteeism and turnover; higher employee satisfaction less likely the employee is to take an extended leave or leave the organisation.(Nanjundeswaraswamy, 2019).

Various potential factors contribute to employee satisfaction. Rewarding behaviour can be a contributing factor. Rewarding behaviour can be intrinsic or extrinsic. Employees and supervisors provide feedback on intrinsic rewards, such as recognition and appreciation (Hussain et al., 2020). It also includes increased job autonomy, as employees are empowered to have greater control over their job duties (Tausif, 2012).

In contrast, extrinsic rewards usually have some tangible value. Extrinsic rewards may include financial incentives such as rewards (bonuses and salary increases) and organisational promotions, which often include a corresponding increase in salary as the employee moves up the job hierarchy (Hussain et al., 2020). As an employee feels optimistic about their job, it will contribute to job satisfaction (Priya & Eshwar, 2014). Therefore, organisations must explore whether rewards can increase employees’ job satisfaction, which is the rationale behind the study. This study is qualitative research and will use interviews to collect data and set questions about how rewards affect employee satisfaction.

Research Aim and Research Questions

This research aims to study any impact between rewards on employee satisfaction. Specifically, the study will examine the relationships between employee satisfaction and rewards. Therefore the independent factor being investigated in the study is the reward, whereas the dependent factor in employee job satisfaction. In particular, the current research aims to explore the following three specific research questions of interest.

RQ1: How does employee job satisfaction relate to reward?

RQ2: To what extent does reward impact on employee job satisfaction?

RQ3: Will different rewards affect employee job satisfaction?

List and briefly describe the possible motivations for terrorism in accordance with the assigned readings.

Topic: Security Management/Homeland Security

Description
Describe possible workplace violence-related liabilities and actions employers can take to limit such incidents. List and briefly describe the possible motivations for terrorism in accordance with the assigned readings. Technical Requirements Your paper must be at a minimum of 4-5 pages per question for a total of 8-10 pages (the Title and Reference pages do not count towards the minimum limit). Scholarly and credible references should be used. A good rule of thumb is at least 2 scholarly sources per page of content. Type in Times New Roman, 12 point and double space. Students will follow the current APA Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework. Points will be deducted for the use of Wikipedia or encyclopedic-type sources. It is highly advised to utilize books, peer-reviewed journals, articles, archived documents, etc.

Compare and contrast the differences between single case research designs (SCRD) and group research designs used to investigate the effectiveness of interventions

Description
Compare and contrast the differences between single case research designs (SCRD) and group research designs used to investigate the effectiveness of interventions (e.g., studying a problem in an applied setting). Make sure to include a detailed description of the characteristics of SCRD with specific attention to the seven dimensions of applied behavior analysis discussed in the Baer, Wolf, and Risley (1968) article in your Library Resources. Finally, discuss how SCRD integrates research and practice through a scientist-practitioner service delivery model. please use these ReferencesRead the following in Handbook of Applied Behavior Analysis: Chapter 9: “Single Case Experimental Designs” Read Dallery, J. & Raiff, B.R. (2014). Optimizing behavioral health interventions with single-case designs: From development to dissemination. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 4(3). 290-303. doi: 10.1007/s13142-014-0258-z In addition to this reading in your text, please read the following articles located in the Library Guide which can be found in Course Resources: Morgan, D.L. & Morgan, R.K. (2009). Comparing group and single case designs, in Single Case Research Methods for the Behavioral and Health Sciences (pp. 15 – 40). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage

Choose your own example of a moral dilemma, and in 500 words, explain why this dilemma is difficult to solve

Ethics and Organization: Responsibility and Justice.

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Aims

The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate your understanding of core ideas, concepts and debates in the field of Ethics and Organization, as discussed on the module. This means you must evidence your knowledge of ideas, concepts and debates in core and supplementary readings discussed on the module in online lectures and workshops, augmented with your own thoughts and reflections

Task (All four questions are compulsory and carry the same weight)

1. Choose the cause that you would like to support and to which you wish to donate (this can be any charity or organization that advances your valued cause). Provide a 500-word account highlighting the motivation for your choice (25%).

   2. Are corporate scandals the ‘new normal’? A corporate scandal can occur any time there is evidence of unethical behaviour or negligence that impacts a company’s reputation. Write a 500 -word blog entry covering one of the scandals that you think is topical. (25%)

   3. A moral conflict is a situation in which a person has two moral obligations, which cannot be met both at once. Behind these obligations lie conflicting values. A moral dilemma is an irresolvable moral conflict, i.e. no fully satisfactory resolution is possible since all possible options for action leave behind some moral objections. Choose your own example of a moral dilemma, and in 500 words, explain why this dilemma is difficult to solve (25%).

   4. In his discussion of pluralistic thinking (thinking that incorporates multiple views of the world), Amartya Sen suggests that the power of individual identity (our vision of ourselves, our understanding of our heritage, culture, history, etc.) could be challenged by the power of other competing identities. In our normal life we see ourselves as members of a variety of groups, such as a person’s citizenship, profession, religion, gender, class, politics, taste in music, sports, etc. Each of these groups gives us part of our identity. Please list 5 categories of identity with which you closely associate. Provide a 500-word account highlighting how these 5 categories might influence your job- related decisions (25%).

advise the management team on a post-disaster reconstruction project to rebuild a metropolitan city. Provide a critical analysis of Stakeholder Analysis, Planning and Risk Management as important project management factors that contribute to the successful delivery of this project.

Write an essay on the Topic: The Influence of Marketing Communication on Susceptibility to Facebook Messages among Older Adult Users

Topic: The Influence of Marketing Communication on Susceptibility to Facebook Messages among Older Adult Users

Description This is a group project. I have been tasked with writing a small portion of the paper (approximately 400 words) about older adults and the perceived risks of scams…I have attached our introduction as well as our rough draft/paper proposal with a few resources. Paper Instructions: the research paper should be about 10 pages long (excluding references and title page). You need to write an exhaustive literature review on a “persuasion/social influence and any attitude/belief/behavior outcome” topic, pose a set of hypotheses and/or research questions, and write a Method section. Papers must also be engagingly written, well organized, grammatically and mechanically correct, and follow the APA (7th edition) style. Specifically, your final paper should accomplish two tasks: 4.1. Revise your proposal incorporating my comments/edits that you deem fit. Remember, whatever your hypotheses are, you need to discuss in your paper why they are worth testing. This discussion may include: 1) the importance of the issue; 2) existing literature points to the direction of this hypothesis; 3) no study or few studies had tested this hypothesis. 4.2. Write a Method section that describes the Study Procedure, Sample, and Measures of IVs and DVs.

Are corporate scandals the ‘new normal’? A corporate scandal can occur any time there is evidence of unethical behaviour or negligence that impacts a company’s reputation. Write a 500 -word blog entry covering one of the scandals that you think is topical.

Topic: Ethics and Organisation: Responsibility and Justice (choose 2 out of 4)

Description The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate your understanding of core ideas, concepts and debates in the field of Ethics and Organization, as discussed on the module. This means you must evidence your knowledge of ideas, concepts and debates in core and supplementary readings discussed on the module in online lectures and workshops, augmented with your own thoughts and reflections (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4) Tasks (All four questions are compulsory and carry the same weight) 1. Choose the cause that you would like to support and to which you wish to donate (this can be any charity or organization that advances your valued cause). Provide a 500-word account highlighting the motivation for your choice (25%). 2. Are corporate scandals the ‘new normal’? A corporate scandal can occur any time there is evidence of unethical behaviour or negligence that impacts a company’s reputation. Write a 500 -word blog entry covering one of the scandals that you think is topical. (25%) 3. A moral conflict is a situation in which a person has two moral obligations, which cannot be met both at once. Behind these obligations lie conflicting values. A moral dilemma is an irresolvable moral conflict, i.e. no fully satisfactory resolution is possible since all possible options for action leave behind some moral objections. Choose your own example of a moral dilemma, and in 500 words, explain why this dilemma is difficult to solve (25%). 4. In his discussion of pluralistic thinking (thinking that incorporates multiple views of the world), Amartya Sen suggests that the power of individual identity (our vision of ourselves, our understanding of our heritage, culture, history, etc.) could be challenged by the power of other competing identities. In our normal life we see ourselves as members of a variety of groups, such as a person’s citizenship, profession, religion, gender, class, politics, taste in music, sports, etc. Each of these groups gives us part of our identity. Please list 5 categories of identity with which you closely associate. Provide a 500-word account highlighting how these 5 categories might influence your job- related decisions (25%). Assessment: Exam Weighting: 50% The purpose of this assessment is to evaluate your understanding of core ideas, concepts and debates in the field of Ethics and Organization, as discussed on the module. This means you must evidence your knowledge of ideas, concepts and debates in core and supplementary readings discussed on the module in online lectures and workshops, augmented with your own thoughts and reflections (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4) You will have to answer TWO questions out of four. (To Writer: Please answer the two questions that you are most confident in. Thank you)

What are the core areas of the BI technology incorporation in Tesco Plc?

Introduction

Business intelligence (BI) encompasses the procedural and technical infrastructure put in the company to collect, store and analyse the data related to the organisational operations (Rikhardsson and Yigitbasioglu, 2018). The fundamental merit of the BI relies on helping the company make viable decisions by exploring the present and historical data within the business context (Caseiro and Coelho, 2019). The technological tool is desired in the United Kingdom (UK) retailers like Tesco to promote business competitiveness and sustainability. The research proposal will thus explore the need of adopting and apply BI in Tesco Plc to promote business success. The proposal will encompass examining applicable research goals, literature review, methodology, and the potential outcome.

Research Goal

The main aim of the research is to explore the significance of the business intelligence technology application in the daily operation of Tesco Plc, short and long-term benefits.

Objectives

1. To identify the core areas of operations where BI technology can be incorporated in Tesco Plc.
2. To determine the impacts of BI technology incorporation in Tesco Plc operations.

• To explore the challenges that are likely to hinder the incorporation of the BI technology in Tesco Plc.

Research questions

1. What are the core areas of the BI technology incorporation in Tesco Plc?
2. What are the impacts of the BI technology use in Tesco Plc?

• What challenges can hinder the incorporation of the BI technology in Tesco Plc’s daily operations?

Literature Review

The literature review will thus major on Tesco Plc, background, mission, vision and strategic plans. Other crucial aspects of the literature review include the BI’s background review, its significance in business operations, and the related limitations. The literature review will also explore Tesco Plc’s strategic plan and how it can be achieved based on the BI implementation as noted.

Tesco Plc is a British multinational grocery and merchandise retailer established in 1919. It has over 4,673 stores globally with a revenue of 57.887 billion and a net income of 6.147 billion as per the 2021 financial report (Tesco Plc, 2022). The company operates physical and online stores to increase the market share and gain competitiveness in the retail industry. The application and implementation of the BI can translate to a significant gain in Tesco Plc. Business intelligence is a modern technology applicable in analysing and spotting market trends while increasing sales and revenues.

Business Intelligence is crucial in tracking the organisational performances, predicting success, analysing the customer behaviour and spotting the marketing trends desired in evaluating the market share. According to Ain et al. (2019), BI application has been predominant among the decision-makers and the companies’ executives because of its ability to offer complex and competitive information input in the decision-making processes. The core challenges of BI implementation includes the choice of the right BI software to apply in the firm, the cost involved, and identification of the key performance indicators (KPI) and complex analysis of the collected information (Lennerholt et al., 2018).

Tesco’s strategic goal is to lower the cost in the industry and sell its products at the lowest prices (Hashim et al., 2021). Lowering the prices of the merchandise is possible through effective decision making that ensures that customers get the right products from the retailers at the right time. BI will help gather the client data and behaviour, thus promoting the supply of the desired products according to the client’s preferences (Assad, 2019).

Research Methodology

Research Philosophy

Saunders developed the research onion highlighting different data collection and analysis perspectives in a research study (Hürlimann, 2019). The outer shell of the onion depicts the research philosophies, including positivism, interpretivism, pragmatism and realism. Pragmatist research philosophy applies in the research because it is based on facts. The choice of the research in pragmatist research is influenced by the research problem, where the practical results are considered more important. The practical application of BI should be visible in Tesco Plc.

Fig 1: Research Onion

Source: (Hürlimann, 2019)

Mixed Methods

Quantitative and qualitative methods will be applied in the data collection and analysis. The qualitative sources describing the merits and demerits of BI use in the retail industry will be used in the study. Additionally, the data quantifying the significance of the BI use will be identified through quantitative sources (Cypress, 2018).

Data Collection

The systematic review design will be applied in the data collection. It involves the review, assessment and evaluation of the existing research studies to address the need of the BI in Tesco Plc operations (Thilakaratne et al., 2019). Data collection is easy in systematic review because of the article available on the online platform. The search strategy for the data involves the use of keywords like business intelligence, strategic plan, and Tesco sustainability. Ten articles will be selected based on the relevancy to the research objectives. Articles less than 5 years will be selected for the study.

Data analysis

Thematic analysis will be applied in the data analysis from the targeted 10 scholarly sources. The core theme answering the research questions will be identified in the selected sources. Quantitative data will be analysed through statistical tools like mean, frequency and mode.

Ethical considerations

The secondary studies will be acknowledged through referencing to avoid plagiarism (Thienthong, 2018). There is no need for a consent form in the research because the data will be collected from secondary sources and not human parties or individuals. Collected data will be processed and stored on password protected devices and cloud backup solutions.

Expected Sources

Secondary studies including books, peer-reviewed articles and research journals will be used in data collection. The ten articles selected for the study are attached in the appendices (see Appendix 2).

Potential Outcome and Limitations

Potential Outcome

It is expected that the benefits of the BI application in the retail industry will outweigh the risks attached to its implementation. The fundamental benefits expected are not limited to identifying the customer behaviours, which will help Tesco Plc device the best customer services provision criteria to fit the customer needs. Promotion of viable decision-making processes is also expected as a benefit of BI in Tesco Plc. Factors undermining the BI use like cost is another expected outcome.

Limitations

The core constraints likely to be encountered in the research include limited time. The time needed for the data collection and analysis is longer and might not fit within the budgeted semester time in the course content. Access to the literature might also pose a challenge because of the restricted access to most scholarly materials. Data analysis will also pose a challenge because thematic analysis requires reviewing all material content before identifying the relevant themes aligning with the research goals.

References

Ain, N., Vaia, G., DeLone, W.H. and Waheed, M., 2019. Two Decades of Research on Business Intelligence System Adoption, Utilization and Success–A Systematic Literature Review. Decision Support Systems, 125, p.113113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2019.113113

Assad, C.A.R., 2019. Using business intelligence solutions for forecasting in marketing researches. Int J Inf & Commun Technol ISSN, 2252(8776), p.8776. : http://iaescore.com/journals/index.php/IJICT

Caseiro, N. and Coelho, A., 2019. The Influence of Business Intelligence Capacity, Network Learning and Innovativeness on Startups Performance. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 4(3), pp.139-145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2018.03.009

Cypress, B., 2018. Qualitative research methods: A phenomenological focus. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 37(6), pp.302-309.

Hashim, M., Nazam, M., Abrar, M., Hussain, Z., Nazim, M. and Shabbir, R., 2021. Unlocking the sustainable production indicators: a novel tesco based fuzzy AHP approach. Cogent Business & Management, 8(1), p.1870807. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1870807

Hürlimann, C., 2019. Research Philosophy and Ethics. In Valuation of Renewable Energy Investments (pp. 111-126). Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden.

Lennerholt, C., van Laere, J. and Söderström, E., 2018. Implementation challenges of self service business intelligence: A literature review. In 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, USA, January 3-6, 2018 (Vol. 51, pp. 5055-5063). IEEE Computer Society.

Rikhardsson, P. and Yigitbasioglu, O., 2018. Business Intelligence & Analytics in Management Accounting Research: Status and Future Focus. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 29, pp.37-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accinf.2018.03.001

Tesco Plc, 2022. Tesco Plc. [online] Tesco. Available at: < https://www.tescoplc.com > [Accessed 22 February 2022].

Thienthong, A., 2018. Inferential Reasoning as a Means of Avoiding Plagiarism in Paraphrasing. PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 56, pp.9-32.

Thilakaratne, M., Falkner, K. and Atapattu, T., 2019. A systematic review on literature-based discovery: General overview, methodology, & statistical analysis. ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), 52(6), pp.1-34.

Can attitudes predict behaviour? Discuss possible inconsistency and evaluate relevant theory and research that contributes to our understanding of attitude-behaviour consistency.

Coursework Essays

The assignment requires you to answer three essay questions from a choice of six. These questions are based on the core areas of psychology covered in the module: Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Biological Psychology. You are required to choose one essay question from each of the core areas.

Each of the three essays should adhere to a 700 word limit. You must adhere to the 700 word limit for each essay, you cannot write less for one essay and more for another. The word limit excludes the title page and reference list. You should submit your report via Turnitin on Canvas by 23:59pm. Your coursework will be assessed using the Undergraduate Generic assessment criteria (link below).

Questions:

Social psychology questions: (You must choose ONE of these)

1. Can attitudes predict behaviour? Discuss possible inconsistency and evaluate relevant theory and research that contributes to our understanding of attitude-behaviour consistency.
2. Discuss whether the media plays a role in the development of eating

Cognitive psychology questions: (You must choose ONE of these)

1. Two middle-aged friends both experienced the same event 10 years ago, but when they are interviewed about it for a television show, their accounts of it are quite different. Assuming neither is deliberately lying, why might this be?
2. You see your friend talking to a stranger in the pub. Using the theories and evidence about how we process faces, explain why you recognise your

Biological psychology questions: (You must choose ONE of these)

1. How does contemporary sleep research suggest that sleep may serve a psychological purpose/function?
2. Discuss how the biological effects of drinking alcohol reinforce alcohol

You are expected to cite, reference, and write in APA style. You must provide a word count (excluding title and references).

LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSED:

1. Explanation and interpretation of concepts, principles, and theories from social, cognitive and biological psychology
2. Discussion and interpretation of how theory and methods used in each of these core areas can be used to understand everyday behaviour.
3. Application, integration and critical evaluation of relevant multiple perspectives to psychological issues grounded in social, cognitive and biological
4. An ability to communicate this according to appropriate

Note that to pass the assessment, all learning outcomes must be met.

Select, evaluate and apply critical management thinking to an organisational issue or problem

Module Details

Aims

1. Provide students with the skills to develop the work from an existing research proposal into a piece of rigorous management research or an organisation-specific project using secondary or primary data; as negotiated with their supervisor
2. To provide students with the skills to write up an extended piece of research, demonstrating academic rigour, including consideration of methodological and ethical issues associated with the programme of academic research or the organisation specific project
3. To enhance students’ project planning, presentation, critical reflection and analysis skills

Learning Outcomes Objectives

Students will be able to:

1. Select, evaluate and apply critical management thinking to an organisational issue or problem
2. Critically evaluate the techniques and processes used to investigate an important organisational issue or problem
3. Synthesize, interpret and present information to arrive at a coherent conclusion
4. Critically evaluate the implications and impact of the findings and recommendations presented, for both organisation and self

Course Content/Outline

This unit conforms to the conventional requirements for a Master’s Dissertation. In general terms, participants will be expected to select a topic, frame a research question, prepare & defend a research proposal, & undertake and write-up a programme of study and research in accordance with established research principles.

During the early stages of this module, students will be required to submit and defend a proposal explaining the rationale for the question they intend to investigate, the methodology they intend to use, and the likely outcomes of their endeavours.

A wide range of research topics or questions may provide acceptable bases for participants’ proposals. Although proposals may relate to real-world situations or problems, the work undertaken for this module must primarily be of an academic nature.

Methods of Learning & Teaching

Students will be assigned an academic supervisor for the module. Meetings will consist of both one-to-one and Learning Support Group sessions – as deemed appropriate by the supervisor and student. Students will be expected to make regular progress reports and to accept guidance about the content and conduct of their work.

Methods of Assessment

• Submission of a dissertation of recommended length: 12,000 words (all learning outcomes) – 100%