... motivations and creating employment opportunities which, as far as it is reasonable, meet these needs and expectations. Emphasizes that failure to adopt such an approach could alienate, possibly permanently, sectors of the potential workforce. Career development Employees Equal opportunities Motivation...

...Geoffrey C. Lloyd Contends that as techniques to motivate, empower and reward staff become ever more sophisticated and expensive, one of the most obvious, though overlooked, ways of tapping the creativity of employees is the suggestion scheme. A staff suggestion scheme may well be dismissed...

... to the practical situation. Managers need to be made aware that by relinquishing some of their responsibility to individual staff, they do not diminish or undermine their overall role. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Employee attitudes Empowerment Motivation National vocational qualifications Nursing homes...

..., putting forward the concept of “team‐sized vision” as a means of coping with the identified problems of “size” and “ownership” with regard to organization‐sized vision. Outlines various advantages of team‐sized vision, e.g. enabling positive discussion of change and acting as a strong motivator. Sets out...

...Hugh C.H. Koch Outlines four interconnecting factors which are essential to motivating staff: an understanding of the “psychology of excellence in teams”; establishing cross‐functional quality improvement teams; understanding and reviewing processes of care and service; and the use of data display...

...Graeme Martin Examines the introduction of PRP into occupations like nursing. Essentially a literature review, examines the theoretical case for and practical problems of PRP in its “natural setting” in the private sector and highlights the issues of performance measurement, motivation and control...

...Nigel Grinstead Describes the process used by the Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Belfast in 1992‐1994 to achieve high quality care (Seamless Service), and motivate staff to deliver and measure performance. Aims of the project include focusing the organization on the customer, improving teamwork...

...Nigel Grinstead; R. Timoney Describes the process used by the Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Belfast in 1992 to achieve high quality care (seamless service), motivate staff to deliver and measure performance. Aims of the project included focusing the organization on the customer, improving teamwork...

... Examines performance pay as a means of motivation in the health sector, and indicates possible reasons for its ineffectiveness. Points out that there are various means of motivating employees, with pay being just one of these. Suggests that this is the reason why performance pay has little impact...