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Organizational Behaviour - Motivations Systems

A brief introduction into my workplace is required to effectively give a proper description of the motivational systems used. My workplace is a division of the federal government called Statistics Canada. The parallel for the United Kingdom is called “National Statistics” at www.statistics.gov.uk, as well the United States national statistical agency is called “The U.S. Census Bureau” at www.census.gov, which itself is a division of the United States Department of Commerce. My place of residence is in Ottawa, Ontario, located in the heartland of the Ontario peninsula. Located right on the border with Quebec it is the capital of Canada. Ottawa being the federal capital, but not the provincial capital, it has not only the federal legislature (our version of the House of Commons and Senate) but also the Supreme Court of Canada, all subservient to the Queen. Ottawa and the community located just across the river in Quebec called the Outaouais region have a total population that number just over 1,000,000 people.

Out of this 1,000,000 gross (including children), over 300,000 people work for the federal government. This has consistently been the leading employer of Ottawa’s workforce for over 50 years. This just

I am employed on salary at Statistics Canada making a little over $40,000 dollars a year. Although that converts to less than 17,000 pounds, the living expenses in Ottawa are much cheaper than in Manchester. If I put in extra hours trying to negotiate a deal with a client to sell more data, I could report for overtime pay. This however is not a realistic option as very rarely do people in my position and executives above me ever declare overtime hours. If I ever did declare overtime hours as is allowed under our union rules and regulations, it would be frowned upon as not playing with the team. Really, the only immediate forms of motivation that I might receive for going “above and beyond the call of duty” would be recognition. On a secondary and a more long-term level, prolonged improved performance would result in perhaps a promotion or extra monies in the form of equipment (laptops) and training expenses. However, it is almost impossible for me to receive any sort of cash stipend for superior services rendered. Simply put there is very little motivation for extra initiative within the federal government. Waiting for the federal government to act or be competitive with the private sector is virtually a tooth-pulling process. If I were to perform extraordinarily, perhaps our director may petition my manager for a raise that again can only occur on a semi-annual basis.

recently changed two years ago with the high-technology boom that swept Ottawa .These people can be employed in divisions of the federal government that include everything from National Defence to Revenue Canada to Natural Resources Canada to Statistics Canada. Located just to the west of the downtown core of Ottawa, Statistics Canada has a central office that employs over 4500 people. Located in the capitals of every

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