Part A: Motivation and Rewards First, explain why it is important to understand what motivates employees. Then, refer back to lesson 7 (slide 8) and discuss one theory of job dissatisfaction that you believe best applies to the understanding of motivation in the contemporary workplace. Finally, discuss why organizations provide both monetary and non-monetary rewards to employees. Share your thoughts, and use the articles and resources provided to support your ideas. The importance of comprehending the sources of motivation for employees is because of trying to retain employees as much as possible and for maximum period of time possible. The work done by employees can be lacking in quality, efficiency, speed, as well as organization. Sources of motivation can definitely make employees realize their true potential. There can be improvement in the performance of underperforming employees. The employee turnover can be reduced by the organization (Week 4 Lesson 7 PPT). Retaining employees can be difficult without motivating employees because employees will prefer not working in such an organization or working in another organization. Motivating employees with reliable and effective sources of motivation can make employees not consider switching costs and not