The Application of Organizational Motivation Principles: The Experiential Business Simulation Motus Manufacturing

Abstract

This experiential simulation allows business students to engage in planning and manufacturing activities while working under conditions called forth by different motivational theories. Identical tasks are used with variable work factors, expectancies, and rewards in order to highlight key factors of basic motivational theory found in introductory management texts. This paper discusses this motivation based experiential exercise, reviews motivational theories and how they are operationalized within the activity, and then provides an assessment of the exercise based on student evaluations.