Understanding Why People Work - Factors that Motivate Employees

Understanding Why
People Work

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................4
Meaning of motivation?...................................................................................................................4
Various factors which motivate employees to work........................................................................6
Positive factors employees experience as a result of their job roles................................................6
Negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles..............................................7
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
People are not only work for earning money but also for their independence and growth.
It boost their confidence level and provide them opportunity to enhance their skills. When an
individual work in a professional manner then it gives them opportunity to learn new things,
skills and also gives them a chance to make new friends. One of the reason to remain working is
that it gives opportunity to an individual to become part of communities. Existence of job is not
only benefit for an individual but it also helps another individual as well. This report covers
analysis about various factors which motivate a person to work. This research covers analysis
about positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles
Meaning of motivation
Motivation: Motivation refers to the process that guides, initiates and maintain goal
oriented behaviours. Motivation also involves certain factors which include biological, cognitive
forces, social and emotional that activate behaviour. Motivation is a term which is frequently
used to describe about the reason of why people does some particular actions. Motivation act as a
driving force behind human actions. Motivation not only refers to factor which activate
behaviours but it also involves the factors which direct and maintain goal-oriented actions.
Maslow's Hierarchy Theory
Maslow introduced this concept for first time in his paper named as “A Theory of Human
Motivation” in year of 1943. People are more motivated towards fulfilling its basic needs before
moving on to other as per the hierarchy. Maslow's different needs has been defined into
following manner:
Physiological needs: Under this head, the basic physiological needs includes those things that
are important to an individual survival. Some examples of physiological needs include food,
water, breathing etc. There are also some other basic requirements of nutrition, air and
temperature regulation. The physiological needs also include certain things such as shelter and
clothing. With respect to employer, these needs can be fulfilled in this manner that by providing
a positive place to work, regular monthly salary, comfortable working environment to their
employees so that they can properly show their full potential within the workplace.