Willow is habitually late in joining Zoom meetings for her job. Her boss and colleagues are distracted when she joins late and end up repeating information provided earlier in the meeting. Willow’s boss decides to establish a program where everyone who signs in on time for the Zoom meeting will be entered into a drawing for a $20 Starbucks gift card. A name is drawn at the end of the month (i.e., after two meetings). Willow starts joining the Zoom meetings on time. Which type of differential reinforcement is being used? Explain how you know it is the type of DR you identified:
Willow is habitually late in joining Zoom meetings for her job. Her boss and colleagues are distracted when she joins late and end up repeating information provided earlier in the meeting. Willow’s boss decides to establish a program where everyone who signs in on time for the Zoom meeting will be entered into a drawing for a $20 Starbucks gift card. A name is drawn at the end of the month (i.e., after two meetings). Willow starts joining the Zoom meetings on time.
Which type of differential reinforcement is being used?
Explain how you know it is the type of DR you identified:
Motivation plays an important role in an organization. It is the energy that activated in the mind of a person because of motivation. It helps in boosting the morale of the employees and encouraging them to perform better. This leads to increased productivity which eventually benefits the organization. There are various motivational theories which can be used by managers in guiding the employees, in encouraging them and in motivating them. Some of these theories include maslow, herzberg, equity, expectancy and so on. It is important for managers to identify and analyze that what are the motivational needs of a person and then use the appropriate theories accordingly to motivate the employees in the organization.
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