Assignment 08 - Importance of Motivation
According
to the authors Ankur et al. (2019), the importance of employee motivation has
been described. In the contemporary business world, due to the higher
competition and changing environment, employees have become mechanized. Due to
the little loyalty, lack of faithfulness and not enough commitment of employees
has increased the importance of motivational theories and
techniques.
As
per the authors self-development and self-fulfillment can be gained through
motivation. Feeling of accomplishments will help employees to perform well in
the organization. Further as discussed under the goal setting
theory, employees need challenging goals. Motivation helps employees to grow a
desire to achieve challenging tasks, that provides opportunities for personal
growth and development. Motivation also makes employees creative and encourage inventions
and innovations.
Further
Ankur et al. (2019), state that higher level of motivation of employees will
take part in the strategy developments and decision making which affect the
entire organization.
Chandrakant
(2017) emphasizes the need of motivated employees for an organization in his
study on Importance of Employee Motivation & Job Satisfaction for
Organizational Performance. He has proclaimed following set of reasons for ‘why
organizations need motivated workers?’.
· Motivated employees will work following a
single, unified and integrated direction as a group or a team. They will not
work alone according to personal plans.
· Motivated employees will help achieve higher
level of effectiveness and efficiency in every single task until the end.
· It is easy to elevate organizational commitment
when having motivated set of employees.
· Motivated employees are loyal, effective and
efficient. Thus, they try their best to reduce wastages. They have the know-how
to get the optimum use of organizational resources.
· Motivated employees help to building a
performance-oriented environment. According to Chandrakant (2017), performance
oriented environment means a Creative and an innovative atmosphere with in the
organization.
· Motivated employees are risk takers. They have
devoted themselves to increases organization capability to cope with uncertain
corporate and environmental challenges.
· Motivated employees retain in organizations for
a longer period of time. Their absenteeism rates are lower. These internal
employees will help the organization to retain newcomers as well as they
improve the process of attracting a stable and continuous manpower supply.
References
Ankur,
J., Bhuwan G., & Meenakshi B. (2019). A Study of Employee Motivation in
Organization. International Journal of Engineering and Management
Research, 9(6), 65-68.
Chandrakant
V. (2017). Importance Of Employee Motivation & Job Satisfaction for
Organizational Performance. International Journal of Social Science
& Interdisciplinary Research, 6 (2), 10-20
Chaturika, as you correctly mentioned motivated employees will stay in employment for longer periods and their absenteeism rates will be low.
ReplyDeleteProf. Singh & Tiwari (2011) in the study of Motivation and its relationship to Job satisfaction. emphasized that "One of the main reasons for this turnover may be because of their lack of Motivation and commitment for the organization'.
Therefore if any organization wants to keep their employee turnover rates low it is important that they maintain a motivated workforce by providing them with motivators which could be financial or non financial.
Ture Amal. Strong and Harder (2009), emphasis motivation and sustenance factors increase employee satisfaction such as better salary, training, position, but organization must make sure these factors are sufficient. If not, then employees will leave the organization further, employee satisfaction increase organization turnover.
DeleteWell, Chaturika. Employees are the main asset in any organization. For this reason, management has to implement different motivation factors to increase productivity (Dugguh, 2014).
ReplyDeleteYes Krishan. Successful companies create an environment employees will feel high pitched about their self as a result, more they like themselves perform at higher level (Tracy, 2014)
DeleteJob satisfaction is a fulfilling or optimistic expression consequential of the consideration of one’s activity (Azash et al, 2011). Organizations today have realized the importance of motivated and satisfied employees as important contributors towards long term objectives. It has made organizations to cater to the expectations and needs of the employees and could expect the similar response. Motivation also positively influences performance at individual and group level ultimately affecting the organizational performance (Risambessy et al 2012).
ReplyDeleteAgreed Naomi. Also The most widely accepted theory of job satisfaction was proposed by Locke (1976), who defined job satisfaction as “a pleasurable or positive emotional state resulting from the appraisal of one’s job or job experiences”. As per Bernstein & Nash (2008) Job satisfaction has emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components. The emotional component refers to job-related feelings such as boredom, anxiety, acknowledgement and excitement. The cognitive component of job satisfaction pertains to beliefs regarding one's job whether it is respectable, mentally demanding / challenging and rewarding. Finally, the behavioral component includes people's actions in relation to their work such as tardiness, working late, faking illness in order to avoid work.
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ReplyDeleteTo the question why organizations need motivated employees? I found in a literature review where, Grant's (2008) study summerised your content as that, motivation enforced the employee outcomes such as perseverance, productivity and performance. Besides, motivated employees were found to be more self-disciplined and more autonomy-oriented than those who are less motivated.
ReplyDeleteGrant, A.M., 2008. The significance of task significance: Job performance effects, relational mechanisms, and boundary conditions. Journal of applied psychology, 93(1), p.108.
Yes Ruwani. , it can thought of as the willingness to expend energy and the impulse an individual has in his job to achieve organizational goals (Thompson, 2018). Employee motivation is directly related to an employee's level of engagement and empowerment towards his job (Thompson, 2018).
DeleteAccording to Nurun Nabi, I.M. and Dip TM, H.A., (2017), Motivation is about giving your staff the right mixture of guidance, direction, resources and rewards so that they are inspired and keen to work in the way that you want them to. So, a large portion behind these difficulties can easily be solved by imparting proper motivation.
ReplyDeleteYes Rifky. Motivation is the process which move employees from distress to desire ( Islam and Ismail, 2008).
DeleteAnka (1988), emphasis motivation increase employee satisfaction .Organization can provide incentive, promotion, and opportunities for employee’s .This will create good relationship with employee and organization as a result, organization can increase the profit through increase productivity further, employee motivation leads to achieve of organization goals.
ReplyDeleteyes Piyumi. Employee motivation reflects the job satisfaction therefor, satisfied employees deliver the maximum commitment to work and unsatisfied employees not deliver the maximum commitment (Dartey-Baah and Amoako, 2011). that is of cause win-win situation
DeleteDear Chaturika, According to Varma, (2017) It is also important for enterprises to prevent the loss of performing personnel owing to declining job satisfaction and a lack of motivation to stay with the firm for an extended period of time. Motivated and pleased employees will take a committed approach to company goals; in turn, companies must take a similar approach to employee goals and HR's duty here is to work consistently to connect the employee's aspirations with the organization's aims. Varma, (2017).
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Varma, C. (2017). Importance of Employee Motivation & Job Satisfaction For Organizational Performance.
Yes Upul. I think dedicated employees are likely to engage in spontaneous and innovative behavior on the part of organizations, these employees are likely to help tailor the organization to unexpected circumstances (Wright,Christensen and Isett,2011).
DeleteDear Chathurika, Good post .The value of an organization's empowered workers can not be overestimated. Efficiency, commitment and satisfaction of employees are improving, resulting in increased productivity. Organizations can also see a decline in absenteeism and a greater sharing of knowledge contributing to the transfer of innovative ideas (Napolitano, 2016).
ReplyDeleteYes Hasara. I think You have argued the same point raised by Amal.
ReplyDeleteThank you Aruna. Motivated and committed employees with high levels of job involvement are considered as an important asset to an organization (Denton, 1987). Keeping the employee motivation, commitment and job involvement up, is always rewarding to a business; as motivated and committed employees are more productive (Denton, 1987)
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