Current Issues In Motivation (cont. Motivating a Diverse Workforce (cont.) -Cultural Differences in Motivation motivation theories developed in the U.S.and validated with American workers may be some cross-cultural consistencies Pay-for-Performance instead of paying for time on the job,pay is adjusted to reflect some performance measure compatible with expectancy theory imparts strong performance-reward linkage programs are gaining in popularity research suggests that programs affect performance ©Prentice Hall,2002 16-37Current Issues In Motivation (cont.) Motivating a Diverse Workforce (cont.) – Cultural Differences in Motivation • motivation theories developed in the U.S. and validated with American workers • may be some cross-cultural consistencies Pay-for-Performance – instead of paying for time on the job, pay is adjusted to reflect some performance measure – compatible with expectancy theory • imparts strong performance-reward linkage – programs are gaining in popularity • research suggests that programs affect performance © Prentice Hall, 2002 16-37