Understanding Employee Motivation

Theories of Employee Motivation There are many theories pertaining to Employee motivation. This blog will discuss the following theories of Motivation •             Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory •             Herzberg's two- factor theory Maslow's Hierarchy of needs theory Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a motivational theory in psychology comprising a five-tier model of human needs, often illustrated as hierarchical levels within a pyramid (McLeod, 2007) According to Maslow, employees have five levels of needs physiological, safety, social, ego, and self- actualising. Maslow argued that lower level needs had to be satisfied before the next higher level need would motivate employees. Figure 01 - Pyramid of Maslow’s Hierarchy Needs Theory                   ...

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation There are two types of Motivations, which can be classified as follows. Intrinsic Motivation and Extrinsic Motivation. (Armstrong and Taylor, 2014). Individuals are intrinsically motivated when they seek enjoyment, interest, satisfaction of curiosity, self-expression or personal challenge in the work. Individual pleasure or interest in the work drives the intrinsic motivation and intrinsically motivated employees do not carry out their tasks for the sake of external rewards and these employees’ main concern is the feeling of inner pleasure. Intrinsic motivation drives the employees to perform the organizational tasks without anticipating any external incentive. (Keijerz,2010). I’m presently working for a leading diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka. We have employees who are currently working in our organization for more than 20 years who are intrinsically motivated to serve the organization. Extrinsic motivation is the opposite of intrins...

Understanding Employee Motivation Introduction Mohsen et al, (2014) endorsed that the real assets of an organization are the employees and it’s considered as the engine of any company. There is a growing need to have staff performing their jobs to perfection and the organization acquire the required output from employees. In order to achieve the organizational overall objectives companies recruit employees who have the right frame of mind, the attitude and the desire to perform their duties.   (Al –Madi et al, 2017, 134). Employee Motivation plays a vital role in any organization for its long term growth and stability, which has a direct link with the performance of the employees. Employee motivation and performance are essential or critical tools for the success of any organization in the long run in this competitive and volatile environment.(Dobre, 2013). Based on numerous studies done, it is evident that there is a positive relationship between employee motivatio...