The best motivator for employees is something that is indeed important in their lives.
Furthermore
, different people might have different values and approaches therefore, being able
to
understand employees needs and using appropriate motivating methods can help
increase the
level
of motivation (Gleeson 2016)
According
to Jan Ketil Arunlf’s article “Money as a Motivator” on Fudan University School
of
Management
(2014), money is deemed to be the best motivator to any individual. Money is
considered
a good motivator as it gives you freedom to do what you want to do and also
prosperity.
There
are other factors which too motivates people like achievement, recognition,
advancement,
growth,
responsibility and the work itself. (Herzberg 1987)
Employees empowerment has been promoted as a
way to increase motivation (Kaplan &
Norton
1992,1996) . This creates a freedom in employees to work independently the best
efficient
way, make choices, feel a sense of achievement when the work is completed to
ones
satisfaction.
Achievement
Motivation is referred to as the need for achievement (Elliot & McGregor
1999).
This
gives one a ego booster, self confidence, the respect of peers, co –workers and
subordinates.
Recognition
makes an employee feel good about themselves and feels that he is part of the
company
as he is working towards the company goal.
Advancement
as a motivator. Not all employees share the same advancement motivation,
therefore
understanding each employee’s needs and assisting them to reach the satisfied
drivers
is
also a way to motivating employees (Lipman 2014)
Growth
Motivation is somewhat same as
advancement motivation since it is one of the
motivators
that helps retain the employees. Ambitious employees are always looking for
opportunities
to grow.
All
organization wants to be successful in
the competitive business environment , even when the
country
is on an economic crisis phase. To achieve this the organization will have well
developed
strategies to use all its resources to the maximum benefit. This includes
employees the
most
important asset that an organization could have..
A
few companies believe that their employees are an important asset that can lead
them to
overcome
difficulties, exceed their limits and reach prosperity. In contrast , companies
that put
their
personnel in the center of the business, maintaining a positive and strong
relationship with
its
employees, persuading them towards task fulfillment are proved to result in
higher
productivity.
(Adi,2000,anka,1988, Rothberg 2005)
If
the employees are not motivated it associates with a decline in business
productivity and
effectiveness.
Unless and until the employees are motivated and satisfied, an organization
cannot
foster
to success (Manzoor 2011)
Employee
motivation has a strong influence on the effectiveness of an organization (Paul
2017).
“An effective organization will make sure that
there is a spirit of cooperation and sense of
commitment
and satisfaction within the sphere of its influence” (Abbah 2014). There are no
fixed
parameters to compute the effectiveness of an organization since it varies from
company to
company
and from case to case. However, it can be used to measure anything within an
organization,
from leadership, communication, accountability, metric, human performance, to
the
delivery systems (Anderson & Adams 2015).
Our
focus is mainly on human performance, specifically on the aspect of employees’
motivation.
resulting
in organizational effectiveness.
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Well explained Danushi, adding to this Jurkiewicz, Massey, and Brown (1998) conducted a comparative study on motivation in public and private organizations. Jurkiewicz et al. argued that motivation is a primary task for managers. “It is said that 10% of a manager’s time is spent on developing motivational tactics” (1998, p. 230). It is generally agreed that if managers can accurately determine what motivates their employees, the more effective they will be at maximizing productivity
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