Chapter 9 Web Links

Motivation and the meaning of work

Motivation

In this YouTube clip Tim Westergren re-presents the talk he gave to motivate his employees even when they were not able to pay them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTtq-M9iDHI – particularly from 19:43 (page 305 of textbook).

 Maslow at Tesco

The application of Maslow’s theory to Tesco, as discussed on pages 318, can be found at:
http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/tesco/motivational-theory-in-practice-at-tesco/introduction.html

Unemployment and self-identity Page

The following article features interviews with young unemployed people in the UK, where they speak not only of the financial pressures, but also the effects it has upon their self-identity:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/nov/01/young-looking-for-work-britain

This video shows how a charity in Australia is trying to tackle youth unemployment:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU2HoW8AyP0

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