Theories of motivation and Individual behavior

Management 225

Write a 2-3 page-paper on the “Hot Potato” (golf ball) exercise we did in class. Your discussions will assess your knowledge of the concept and

application of Individual Behavior (ch. 12), as well as the different theories of Motivation (ch. 13), and the ways these theories are applied in the

workplace.
You will refer to the class as the “company,” the object (golf ball) passed around the room as the “product,” the task of passing the product around

the room as the “manufacturing process,” the time to complete the task as the “productivity rate,” and the company’s ability to manufacture a quality

product as “effectiveness,” and finally, the ability to manufacture the product without wasting time (i.e. dropping product) as “efficiency.”