This paper describes the relationship between worker
motivation, or an individual's degree of willingness to assert and maintain
an effort towards organizational goals, and employer-employee relations. It examines the relationship between these relationships within labor unions on group norms, conformity and group
motivation, within the aspect of human resource
management. In examining this relationship, the review of the literature includes a close analyses of five case studies. Paper Outline: Abstract Executive Summary Introduction Background of Labor Unions in the US The Costs and Benefits Analysis of Unions Human Resource Management in Organizations Work Group Management Performance Related Pay and Organizational Performance Employee Motivation Review of the Literature Five Stage Model of Group Development: Methodology Study Motivation Theory Content Theories Process Theory: Cognitive Theories Goal-setting Theory Expectancy Theory Non-cognitive Theories: Behavior Modification Broad Application of Theories to Labor Unions Work Groups Methodology Statistical Analysis/Studies Case Study #1 Case Study #2 Case Study #3 Case Study #4 Case Study #5 Analysis of the Research Bibliography