Overview
Imagine that you have been appointed the director of health at the Kaluyu Memorial Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya—a for-profit hospital. The facility is also a referral hospital and receives severe cases of accidents and chronic and communicable diseases, and it houses an HIV/AIDS ward. As you settle into your position, you realize that the employees always act scared as they approach their superiors. Some of the employees deliver files and leave your office in a hurry.
As you make your routine departmental visits, you observe tension among the nurses and doctors, and there is a sentiment that the nurses tend to do the majority of the work within patient care but the doctors get all the credit. You notice that the employees are always looking forward to the end of their shifts when they can go home. You notice that some of the doctors come back to work wearing the same unwashed clothes as the previous day. Too many employees are calling in sick, and many of them give weak reasons for their tardiness.
There is also a sense that doctors and nurses dominate other employees in similar positions. In meetings and conference calls, some employees are quiet and never participate. You notice that people with families tend to gather and talk quietly on breaks. The new mothers working for the hospital have to use bathrooms to pump breast milk for their infants, and the refrigerators do not work well. Looking at the financial statements of the hospital, you realize that the hospital’s expenses are higher than the industry standard, and it incurs losses year after year.
Note: You may create or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.
Preparation
As part of your preparation for this assignment, please read the following:
The Future of Healthcare Leadership.
Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory (And Job Enrichment).
Achievement Motivation Theory. (Includes information on McClelland’s theory on acquired motives.)
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Basic Needs.
Requirements
Write a 4–6 page paper in which you:
Assess the major demotivational factors at Kaluyu Memorial Hospital. Evaluate the level of impact that the identified factors could have on specific areas of service and business if the administration does not address the situation. Support your response with at least two examples of the potential negative impact of the identified demotivational factors on the hospital.
Read the overviews of the three major motivational theories (Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Herzberg’s two-factor theory, and McClelland’s acquired needs theory). Choose the theory that you think best fits this scenario and defend that choice with two examples.
Outline a communication system that will have the greatest impact on improving employee motivation, and specify the major reasons why your system will positively impact the employee behaviors.
Use at least four quality sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment.
Use the Strayer University Online Library to find four recent quality academic resources that are current (within the last five years) for this assignment.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Formulate a communication system for improving employee motivation that is based on a model of motivation.
