1. explanation
1.1. what is motivation
1.1.1. desire of employees to achieve something, how hard they are willing to work and determines how productive a business will be.
1.2. what is taylor's motivational theory
1.2.1. Taylor believed that all workers are motivated by money so he promoted the idea of a "fair day's pay for a fair day's work". in other words, if a worker didn't achieve enough in a day, they didn't desrve to be paid than another who is highly productive.
2. how it can be used in the workforce
2.1. breaking down production into small task.
2.2. Close supervision
2.2.1. workers are not naturally interested in work
2.3. providing employees with the equipment to carry out necessary task.
2.3.1. eg: all machinery in McDonald's has been serviced an able to be used
2.4. piece-rate pay.
2.4.1. eg: paid by the amount of garments made per day
3. evaluation
3.1. strength
3.1.1. motivation
3.1.1.1. employees are in charge of their payment
3.1.1.1.1. hard workers are rewarded, this increases job satisfaction
3.1.2. productivity
3.1.2.1. workers are being paid by performance
3.1.2.1.1. means staff will increase their output to earn more
3.1.3. reduce labour costs
3.1.3.1. staff is encouraged to produce more
3.1.3.1.1. firms can achieve the same output with fewer workers
3.2. weakness
3.2.1. worker frustation
3.2.1.1. employees feel more like a tool
3.2.1.1.1. due to following stict rules and repetitive work
3.2.2. lack of flexibility
3.2.2.1. theory revoloves around specialisation
3.2.2.1.1. employee not being able to adapt to work outside their roles
3.2.3. safety & equipment
3.2.3.1. workers may choose to take shortcuts to produce more
3.2.3.1.1. risk safety if using machinery or the quality of output