Significance of Staff Motivation and its Impact on Employee Productivity

Applied business
research and analysis

Table of Contents
Title: ................................................................................................................................................1
Chapter 1: Introduction....................................................................................................................1
Chapter 2: Literature Review...........................................................................................................3
Chapter 3: Research Methodology...................................................................................................6
Chapter 4: Data Analysis ................................................................................................................8
Chapter 5: Time frame ..................................................................................................................18
Chapter 6: Conclusion ...................................................................................................................20
References .....................................................................................................................................22
Appendix .......................................................................................................................................24

Title:
To investigate the significance of staff Motivation and its impact over employees
productivity.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Overview of the Research
In today's business century, organisations are concern over enhancing the suitability of
organisational operations for the purpose of attaining high growth and success. Therefore,
employees are the heart of an organisation as the growth and success of business is based on the
increasing performance of employees. However, businesses are now concern over encouraging
their staff members through providing them monetary and non-monetary benefits which
involves, bones, incentives, working schedule, work place flexibility, opportunity enhancement,
promotion etc. Therefore, these are effective in enhancing the morale and capacity of individual
at work place (Anitha, 2014). In the present investigation area Tesco PLC is the chosen
organisation as it is a large British multinational retailer, which has its global business
operations. This report contains the study about analysing the significance of staff Motivation
and its impact over employees productivity. Therefore, aim and objectives are created to assist
the work in right manner and literature review is effective in developing the understanding of
individual in the manner of theoretical perspective. Research methodology is effectual in aiding
investigation activities in systematic manner, in addition to this data analysis is effective in
determining the accumulated information via the support of questionnaire and at the end
conclusion is made over the findings of the research.
Background of the Research
Motivation is defined as an essential tool for developing the workers productivity, thus it
is a inner state which causes a person to behave in a way which ensures the accomplishment of
some goals and objectives (Barnes and et. al., 2013). The present study aim to determining the
significance of staff Motivation and its impact over employees productivity, therefore, in this
Tesco PLC is selected for conducting analysis, in this manner it is a British global food supplies
and general product retailer firm. The base office of the firm is in Welwyn Garden City,
Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. The organization was established in the time of 1919
by the potential efforts of Jack Cohen. The organization is having 450000 representatives who
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are working with stunning energy to accomplishing individual just as expert development and
improvement. The firm is for the most part worry over spurring representatives at work spot to
increment hierarchical activities and capacities at commercial centre. Thusly, expanding
execution of workers may bring about building up the tasks of firm at more elevated level.
Rationale of the Research
The examination into thought depends on academic research which is comprising over
investigating the significance of staff motivation and its influence over employees productivity..
Consequently, it is compelling in building up the comprehension of an individual or student
towards the picked subject area (Barquet and et. al., 2013). The present exploration is compelling
in building up the thought and knowledge base of an individual in relation with the chosen
subject phenomenon, therefore, it is efficacious in providing aid in personal as well as
professional development of the researcher. The significant purpose behind directing the
exploration is the individual enthusiasm of the analyst as the specialist needs to build up their
very own capacity in connection to the part of staff inspiration and its effect over business
development.
Research Aim
To analyse the significance of staff Motivation and its impact over employees
productivity. A case on Tesco PLC.
Research Objectives
 To understand the concept and importance of staff motivation.
 To analyse the benefits of staff motivation and it's impact on employees productivity of
Tesco PLC. To determine the challenges faced by Tesco PLC, while motivating number of staff
members.
Research Questions
 What is the concept and importance of staff motivation.
 What are the benefits of staff motivation and it's impact on employees productivity of
Tesco PLC.
 What challenges are faced by Tesco PLC, while motivating number of staff members.
Chapter 2: Literature Review
Concept and importance of staff motivation
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According to viewpoint of Ashley Donohoe (2019) Employee motivation is necessary
aspect at workplace that leads to performance of department and organisation. It explains how
committed a staff members to job, engaged feels with with objectives of an organisation and
empowered to daily work. It is necessary for an organisation to motivate employees so that they
can work effectively (Belleflamme and Peitz, 2015). The company's motivation is directly linked
to its success. Motivation hereby aids to inspire employees to make the best contribution to
attaining the business goals. The manager act as catalyst that helps to improve the work
performance of all workers at the individual level, so they can perform in the best possible way.
Importance of staff motivation
Improves employees performance- Motivation is useful in improving worker
productivity, which implies that workers start to fill in according to their aptitudes with least
misuse of assets just as time, in light of the fact that roused individuals know legitimate
utilization of assets. Concerning this, inspiration helps in crossing over any barrier between work
abilities and furthermore improving effectiveness.
Minimize employees turnover- Motivation builds trust in staff members through
fulfilling their organizational needs. They always choose the option to sustain in Tesco and also
raise earnings as a contrast to leaving an organisation and increasing earnings (Bhatia, 2017).
Produce workforce stability- High morale increases the productivity of workforce. In
this, turnover among driven workforce is minimum likely, enthusiastic and work-related.
Promoting positive working culture is beneficial for business. Besides this, employees who scrap
and don't care about an organization's success will leave for gaining beneficial opportunity.
Benefits of staff motivation and it's impact on employees productivity of Tesco PLC.
According to opinion of Jagg Xaxx (2019) morale of staff is the key factor in success and
company efficiency. Workers of Tesco company apply to the vacant jobs at the creativity level
and energy. Finding the way to inspire staff members to become pressing concern for the
management to make improvement in competitive business. Benefits of staff motivation on
Tesco Plc mention below:
Working environment- This is populated by people engaged in work and excited about
an organization's potential as well as appreciating the position that will make it happier to be a
workplace than people filled with it. In this, positive working environment developed by
motivated workers and from this they will work together for attain specific objectives.
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Improve product quality- Motivated workers will make a difference between products
and the best products. While well-trained and the highly skilled employees will get motivation-
related work done (Bushway and Apel, 2012). Motivated staff members focuses on the high-
quality production of products based on set goals. It is helpful in give customers best experience
to make them loyal towards an organisation.
The employee motivation develops positive impact on employees productivity in Tesco
organisation as it helps in motivating employees so that they can increase their performance and
focus on attaining the specific objectives within given period of time. Motivated employees work
together and focus on improving productivity of organisation.
Challenges faced by Tesco PLC, while motivating number of staff members
As per viewpoint of Lisa McQuerrey (2018) Team Motivation is necessary in an
organisation as staff members require to be willing constantly to do best and also give better
outcomes. Managers can hard time in keening staff members ear in order to each at full potential.
Motivation seems to simple management function and this is more challenging. Different
challenges given below which faced through the managers of Tesco Plc while motivating
employees:
Changing workforce- It is a main issue faced by the Tesco company while motivating
employees. Staff members are part of company with different expectations and requirements.
Various employees have the different attitudes and background (Carrion Cortes and Caceres
Tercero, 2012). In context to this, company is not aware about diversity in workforce and also
not clear regarding various ways of motivating diverse workforce.
Invisible employee motives- Under this, supervisors have troublesome occupation when
looking towards the motivators. According to movement of staff individuals, they can assume
what should the work as spark. There is a need to chiefs to locate the viable approaches to propel
representatives and on the off chance that workers face any issue, at that point settle it in a viable
way.
Lack of Challenging Work- Staff members which are bored unmotivated typically. In
this, they may not be take interest in the tasks which they perform at work they can attempt. In
context to this, main issue is arising from hiring the inappropriate or unqualified employees, not
taking benefit of the skill set of staff members and many other issues (Chan and et. al., 2016).
This issue can be addresses on many fonts consisting interviewing stage and assure that selected
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