Motivation and its Significance in Human Resource Management

HR CASE STUDY

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Motivation is the technique that can be used to influence the behaviour, actions and
approach of the employees in an organization. It is essential to guide and direct the activities that
are performed by the staff for the achievement of the organizational objectives. The project shall
be highlighting the concept of human resource and what are the roles played by the HR
department in an organization. It shall be reflecting the practice of motivation and its
significance for boosting the morale of the employees. The project shall be discussing the
motivational theories ensuring the performance in a company (Herzberg, 2017). Lastly it shall be
showing the various steps taken to motivate the workforce in a company.
The human resource department is established to manage the human capital of a
company. They are majorly responsible for the recruitment, selection, hiring, training and
development of the workforce. They divide the roles and responsibilities among the employees
based on their capabilities and administers the employee benefit programmes to recognize the
efforts accordingly. The most prominent role-played by them is to motivate, guide and direct the
business operations on the path of organizational success (Papi, 2018). The proper management
of the human resource shall help in reducing the employee turnover ratio and shall develop
operational efficiency in the company.
Motivation is originated from the word “motive” which means the needs, desires and
wants of an individual or the organization. Motivation is the practice that is used for the
fulfilment and satisfaction of the personal and the professional needs. The process helps in
directing the employees to work or behave in a manner that can help in the achievement of the
organizational objective. It is a driving force that is used to boost the morale of the employees for
the accomplishment of the goals.
The motivational activities are of great significance to the company for change
management, employee retention, personnel relationship management and employee satisfaction.
All these activities shall derive competitive advantage for the company and shall help gain the
market share and boost their profitability. Motivation can be both positive and negative and
accordingly impacts the operational efficiency of the company. It can be undertaken by
providing trainings, employee engagement, regular feedbacks and rewards recognizing the
efforts of the employee.