Organizational Behaviour Week 3 HW by Sophia Sarkissian https://padlet.com/Sophiasarkissian/lvdj8ma1attubdqn Made with magic en-us 2020-10-19 09:48:21 UTC 2026-03-11 16:18:50 UTC hello@padlet.com 2. What are some of the ways in which the ethical behavior of employees can be encouraged within organizations? Sophiasarkissian https://padlet.com/Sophiasarkissian/lvdj8ma1attubdqn/wish/840411085 -Ethical behavior can be encouraged within an organization by creating a more co-operative atmosphere so that employees can work together and help each other out when needed, rather than being in an ongoing extreme competition as in Enron. A co-operative environment can be incentivized by encouraging team work by assigning tasks that require more than on person. Additionally, a code of conduct on ethical behavior could be developed so that workers know clearly what should not be done in the workplace since unethical behavior can hinder productivity 

]]> 2020-10-19 09:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Sophiasarkissian/lvdj8ma1attubdqn/wish/840411085 1. Using two content and two process theories of motivation, how could each describe the motivation of a typical Enron employee? Sophiasarkissian https://padlet.com/Sophiasarkissian/lvdj8ma1attubdqn/wish/904710566 Content Theories
1. ERG Theory:
-When describing employees motivation in Enron using the ERG Theory, we can clearly state that as a result of the high competitiveness in the workplace, employees had strong existence needs (need of survival). These needs were quite low for many employees as some even refrained from going to the toilet in order to prevent any other employee from reaching valuable information they possessed thus, reducing their physiological needs. Relatedness needs were also quite low for many as the work place was a competition ground to generate the best idea, if you were lacking, you would be fired during a “rank-and-yank session”, reducing the sense of security and esteem of the workers. Therefore, one can conclude that the motivation of workers was very low. 

2. Need Theory:
-When using McClelland’s Need theory, we can say that workers in Enron could have been motivated by the need of achievement. As a result of the high competition in the workplace, workers may have been driven by the need to achieve difficult tasks. However, it also seems that in Enron, affiliation needs were quite low as a result of the competitive environment thus, not creating a Co-operative scene, and this can highly reduce worker motivation according to McClelland. 

Process Theories 
1. Equity Theory:
-Since the equity theory is based on social comparison, and that workers would be more motivated if they sense fairness in the workplace, it becomes clear that employees in Enron would have had a lack of motivation. It is evident there was a lack of fairness in the company as the CEO’s favorite employees were known as “The Mighty Man Force” and they received special treatment such as going on holidays to Mexico with their boss. Additionally, workers that were not at the top received the nicknames of either “damaged goods” or “Shipwrecks”, which makes the equity gap even more clear. This lack of fairness among Enron employees is likely to have driven de motivation in the company in Adams view. 

2. Goal Setting Theory:
-If we analyze employee motivation in Enron looking at the Goal Setting Theory, it can be said that workers could have been motivated by the competition and goal setting approach the company had. The goal for many employees could have been getting into “The Mighty Man Force” and to do so, they aimed to reach any goal proposed by the company to the best of their abilities. Thus, if we use this theory, we could say that workers were motivated 


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