Workers Motivation at Harrah's

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Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. is one of the major providers of casino services. It is rated as the largest world provider of the same. The company possessions are branded as Harrah’s (R), Caesars (R), and Horseshoe (R). The Harrah’s still possesses World Series of Poker (R) and London Clubs International family of casino entertainment (Banker, 2011).

The strengths of Harrah’s in gain sharing program are evidenced by the incentive pay plan. This is one of the Harrah’s strategies of encouraging the employees to work hard in their services they offer to the customers. The strategy has a strong hold in motivating the workers to improve on their performance. In the process, the workers compete among themselves to improve on individual performance, and thus lead to an increase in performance level of the casino. As the performance level of the casino is increased, the rival casinos receive a healthy competition from it. The strategy conveys a message of respect and reward to the workers, despite the fact that the company is customer and revenue oriented. The workers performance with reference to customer service in a given department, or a building acts as an indicator of the share of the reward to be received. The workers get rewarded provided they improve on their service to customers. The reward is not based on the financial status of the company. Thus, if even in periods where the casino suffers a loss, the workers still get their rewards.

The Total Rewards scheme was an effective tool for collecting information from customers, and comprehending customers likes and dislikes. This facilitated formulation of relevant strategies to be used in the marketing of the company. It also led to efficient monitoring, evaluation and eminent ...

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...workers of Harrah was to provide customer services. Their performance was related to the amount of returns to be gained in a given day. The workers were encouraged to offer the best services to the customers. The gaming service sometimes results in a loss to a customer. But for a customer who bears in mind that they received the best service, they are bound to be motivated. This prevents the customer from feeling the pain of a loss in the gaming operation. The managers for various properties of Harrah get bonuses that are determined by the operating income. This ensures that they are active in their offices to ensure that a better performance is achieved.

References

Banker, P. (2010, November 22). Harrah's Entertainment Announces Termination of Initial

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Delong, T, & Vijayaraghavan, V. (2003). Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.: Rewarding Our People

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