Organizational Behavior and Motivation The job of a fire fighter involves being in contrasting situations In times of disaster, the job is challenging and exciting, while the sense of pride and status...

Organizational Behavior and Motivation

The job of a fire fighter involves being in contrasting

situations In times of disaster, the job is challenging and exciting, while

the sense of pride and status is high At other times, she or he may feel

ignored While fighting fires there is intense activity, but between fires, the

job can be tedious, boring, routine, and there is some inactivity Do you think

that this could possibly affect fire fighters’ behavior and performance?

Substantiate your views with examples As a supervisor of a fire station, what

would you do to deal with the negative effects? What is the one most important

factor that can significantly raise the level of employee motivation?