There is a state-of-the-art gymnasium on the SAS campus featuring a weight room, cardiovascular equipment, soccer and softball fields, tennis courts, tracks, an aquatic center with a 75-foot pool, an aerobics studio, indoor basketball and racquetball, and pool tables. They also have a hair salon, modern collaborative workspaces, subsidized cafeterias, and art and sculptures decorating the building. The facilities also have common work areas and breakrooms on every floor, routinely filled with snacks, treats, M&Ms, and built-in soda fountains. Finally, SAS also provides generous time off and flexibility options because the company trusts employees to set their own hours as needed to get their work done.

Perhaps not surprisingly, then, employees at SAS are uniformly motivated and engaged to do their best every day.

1. Consider each of the following perspectives on motivation: needs hierarchy, two-factor theory, and reinforcement theory. How would each of these perspectives contribute to an understanding of why employees at SAS are motivated and engaged?