how do john radliff increase employee motivation by understanding and adopting the motivational theories discussed in the chapter? which theory do you think is most appropriate?

High employee turnover means that the employee is dissatisfied with his job and wants to leave the company for a better opportunity. This dissatisfaction comes from a lot of factors which might include, poor work conditions, lower wages and salaries, no promotion prospect in the company, etc.

The major problem in the company was the employee attrition which forced John Radcliff to study how we can motivate employees and reduce employee turnover. This led to implementation of better plans which helped in significantly reducing the employee turnover and also was useful in increasing in the employee productivity.

The corrective measures taken are as under:

Enabling workers to work to adjust themselves in flexible schedules.
Giving employees chance to form an opinion on the issues and appreciating better suggestions.
Introduction of employ-ability programs (Training programs) which will not only help the employee future prospect in the company but also in the future company they would join.
Meeting the basic needs and fulfilling the dreams of the employee to motivate them and increase productivity.

The Herzberg Motivation Factors are similar to the above mention implementation of corrective actions. The inclusion of esteem satisfaction program, basic needs fulfillment, training programs are all the factors that Herzberg Motivation Theory says to implement in the organization and I think it is most appropriate theory to master.