Introduction
Organizations play a key role in achieving business goals and missions in today's complicated, changing, and difficult world. Even in today's highly competitive world, all organizations want to be successful. As a result, Organizations aim to retrain their best people, recognizing their critical role and impact on organizational effectiveness. To overcome these obstacles, to make or maintain organizations’ profitability, leaders of organizations must have strong engagement with employees (Kortmann et al., 2014). The issue of how to successfully motivate employees is one that usually attracts a lot of attention from managers, administrators, and those involved in Human Resource Management. People are a common and vital component of any company, constituting its human resources, To work in a particularly desirable manner, with a specified level of effort and enthusiasm, an employee must all be motivated (Ojikutu, 2007) which crate values and reflected in organization culture.
Employee Motivation
The higher employee motivation will add to the
employee’s performance (Trivellas, 2013).
One of the policies used by managers to improve
effective job management among employees in firms is employee motivation
(Shadare et al, 2009). A motivated employee is aware of the specific goals and
objectives that must be met, and thus devotes their efforts in that direction.
According to (Rutherford,1990) motivation makes an organization more effective
since motivated employees are always seeking for better ways to execute their
jobs.
Importance of Motivation
Organizations are in deep need of motivated employees,
It is an internal strength that drives individuals to pull off personal and
organizational goals (Reena et al, 2009):
- Increase work productivity - Motivated employee tend to perform their duties at the best of their abilities ensuring minimum wastage of time, resources, and effort.
- Work towards to achieve business goals - employee accomplished and achieve the organizational goals by contributing their best effort.
- Positive Attitude – Motivated employees will not be stopping until they reaching to success.
- Building performance-oriented environment (Creative & Innovation) – employee motivation is hierarchical; it tends to improve the relationship between the superiors and subordinates. Also proper recognition, appreciation and incentive program will be incorporates team spirit attitude in the employees.
- Reduce employee turnover – Motivated through career development and transparent incentive programs.
- Enhance brand reputation - Employees who are motivated tend to enjoy their talk about work with others, indirectly promoting word of mouth improving the brand reputation of the business.
- Facing uncertain business challenges - motivated employees are more satisfied and engaged with their work at the workplace, it increases their self-confidence which helps them in figuring out how to handle difficult and uncertain situations.
References
Armstrong,
M. (2006). A handbook of human resource management practice. 10th ed.
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Kortmann, S., Gelhard, C., Zimmermann, C. and Piller, F.T. (2014). Linking Strategic Flexibility and Operational efficiency: the Mediating Role of Ambidextrous Operational Capabilities. Journal of Operations Management, 32(7-8), pp.475–490. doi:10.1016/j.jom.2014.09.007.
Manzoor, Q.-A. (n.d.). Impact of Employees Motivation on Organizational Effectiveness. European Journal of Business and Management, Vol 3, No.3(ISSN 2222-1905), pp.36–38.
Trivellas, P. and Drimoussis, C. (2013). Investigating Leadership Styles, Behavioral and Managerial Competency Profiles of Successful Project Managers in Greece. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 73, pp.692–700.
Hi Suresh. I agree with your content. Let me also add some insight. Employees if not motivated will not be fully engaged hence will see a reduction in productivity and sustainability of the organization. The approach is to actively involve employees in sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues and in this way lead employees to the perception of their jobs as being meaningful. Consequentially, increased engagement is expected, which in turn is positively related to business performance and profitability (Casey & Sieber,2016).
ReplyDeleteAgreed with your point Udana ,According to IBM’s CSR summary for 2010, 100 interviews with clients and internal leaders were conducted to help refresh and redefine CSR engagement. In the human resource program, employees were involved in collaborative brainstorming sessions. The positive effect of employee engagement was “equipping IBMers to give back to their communities and apply their skills in meaningful ways: improving our employee satisfaction, attraction and retention rates; and helping us express IBM’s brand and values to the world” (IBM 2010).
DeleteFurthermore, the IBM CSR case study will enhance the organization's brand value and the employees' self-esteem, which is a vital factor for employee motivation and organizational sustainability.
Hi Suresh, I'm agreeing with you. Knowing what motivates employees and incorporating this knowledge into the reward system will help Extension identify, recruit, employ, train, and retain a productive workforce. Motivating Extension employees requires both managers and employees working together (Buford, 1993).
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely correct, Ramesh. It is also important that line managers are properly trained in emotional intelligence and identify employees' needs. Managers must design rewards and recognition in order to focus on and understand the individual and his or her unique attributes. (Atchison, 2003:21).
DeleteHi Suresh, useful content in your blog with regard to motivation and I do agree with you. In the meantime it can also be defined as "A force that originates individuals to take actions to accomplish personal and organizational goals" (Elvina S. and Chao L.Z. 2019)
ReplyDeleteHighly Appreciate your comment Yohan, Also employee motivation is influenced by a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic elements such as fascinating work, job appreciation, contentment, job security, promotions and growth, rewards, and workplace environment. The major goal of these variables is to create an environment in which individuals are willing to work with initiative, interest, and excitement, with high personal and group satisfaction, a sense of responsibility, and confidence in order to achieve personal and organizational goals (Palaniammal, 2013, p.1)
DeleteAgreed with your post Suresh, Ambitious employees are essential for organizations that want to improve their performance. In this context, motivation means the willingness of employees to strive and take action to achieve the company's goals. The challenge of organizational management is to maintain employee motivation as well as employee motivation.
ReplyDeleteAgreed with you Chamara , employee performance is critical for the business since the success of the organization is dependent on the employee's creativity, ingenuity, and devotion (Kreisman, 2002). In order to do so in this current context, organizations should address Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Thus, if an employee is satisfied and joyful, he or she will accomplish his or her job in the most fantastic way possible. Sharma and Chaudhary (2012).
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