First Advisor
Jennifer Loney
Date of Award
5-22-2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Business: Marketing and University Honors
Department
Business
Language
English
Subjects
Telecommuting, Labor productivity, Work-life balance, Employee motivation, Job satisfaction, Communication in organizations, Intergenerational communication
DOI
10.15760/honors.912
Abstract
This research seeks to identify social and psychological factors that affect satisfaction levels of employees. The thesis suggests teleworking as a renewed tool for communicating and executing work in organizations; and moreover, demonstrating how telework systems can motivate millennial and gen-z workers to be productive. The main factors identified for said analysis have been determined through the study of business and academic literature about workplace culture and how it is changing. Such research investigated the differences between baby boomers, millennials and gen-zs, and furthermore how providing employees with the option to participate in telework may enhance their output. To make claims, three theories were reviewed Generational Cohort Theory, Human Capitol Theory and Work Motivation Theory. The findings of the literature review can be investigated farther in research through qualitative interviews and case studies of companies utilizing telework as a resource to expand communications.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/33167
Recommended Citation
Fujii, Kaitlyn, "Workplace Motivation: Addressing Telework as a Mechanism for Maintaining Employee Productivity" (2020). University Honors Theses. Paper 891.
https://doi.org/10.15760/honors.912
Comments
An undergraduate honors thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in University Honors and Business: Marketing & Advertising and Psychology.