Management 585 - Motivation Assignment Position Paper Spring 2016 1. Watch the TED video - Dan Pink: The Puzzle of Motivation http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation 2. Watch the video again. 3. Reflect upon the contents of the video and compare it to the motivation theories presented in your textbook. 4. Prepare a reflective position paper where you take a stand and tell me whether you agree or disagree with the opening premise of the video \"Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think.\" 5. The discussion of your position should include concepts such as: carrots and sticks; autonomy, mastery, and purpose; mechanical skills versus rudimentary cognitive skills; the candle problem; and incentives dull thinking and kills creativity. You should apply your chapter material, external material, and the concepts from this video to build/explain your position. 6. Use a minimum of 3 quality peer reviewed articles to aid in supporting your position. Submit this assignment as a double-spaced word document in the appropriate course dropbox. Your response should not exceed 5 pages