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Introduction
Motivation can be defined as inducing, stimulating and inspiring the employees to
perform at their best level (Massenberg, Spurk and Kauffeld 2015). It enhances the willingness
of the employees towards working their best for achieving the organizational goals. Motivation
comes automatically from inside the employees as their willingness to perform at higher level
Perryer et al. (2016). This study will discuss the importance of motivation at the workplace. The
study is concerned with the way in which motivation encourage the employees to put their
maximum effort to achieve organizational goals and objectives. Furthermore, the intension of the
study is to highlight the benefits of organizations that they receive from motivating the
employees. Furthermore, the study will also link my work experience with the importance of
motivation.
Discussion
Motivation in the workplace is the most critical aspect that leads to increased
performance level of the employees. It is actually consisted of external and internal factors,
which stimulate energy and desire in employees to be continually interested and committed in
the job roles. According to Gerhart and Fang (2015), high level of motivation encourages the
employees to exert their persistent effort towards attaining a particular job goal. Motivation is
extremely important in motivating the team members to give their best for achieving team goals.
On the other hand, Chen, Hsieh and Chen (2014) opined that motivation enhances the
cooperation among the team members of the organization leading to high level of organizational
success. I used to work in a group, while I was preparing a presentation CV, recruiting people for
waiter job, cashier and chefs. The success of our group is completely based on the group

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dynamics. According to Jayaweera (2015), group dynamics is associated with the collaborative
and cooperative interaction of the group members with each other within a group. However,
motivation was the most integral part of the out group dynamics.
Employee motivation leads to increased employee commitment and employee
productivity at the workplace. According to Massenberg, Spurk and Kauffeld (2015), highly
motivated employees can better align their own goals and achievements with the organizational
goals and achievements. Hence, they can exert their best effort for achieving the organizational
goals and achievement for fulfilling their individual goals. The profit share reward acts as an
extrinsic motivational factor, which the employees get after the targets of the organization are
met. In such situation, the employees work harder at their peak for achieving the organizational
success with an intension of being rewarded with profit share. On the other hand, Ganta (2014)
opined that motivation facilitates the group of employees to achieve their personal goals, which
can facilitate self-development of the individuals. As per Maslow’s motivation theory, once the
employees meet some of their initial goals, they become motivated to achieve their further goals.
Moreover, after meeting the initial goals, the employees realize the clear link between efforts and
results that further motivate them towards continuing at higher level (Chen, Hsieh and Chen
2014). While aligning motivation with my work experience, the expectation of good degree in
examination motivated out group towards working hard for preparing the presentation.
Moreover, the success of presentation can even motivate me towards preparing even more
complex tasks.
Motivation creates to supportive work environment in the workplace, which enhances
efficiency of organizational outcome. Singh (2016) pointed out that employees are more willing
to offer a supportive hand to the superiors, when their needs are satisfied and they get recognized

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and respect from their organization. In case of group work, high level of motivation fosters more
cooperation and coordination among the team members. Motivation also builds relationship
between the team members and the supervisors that smoothens the process of group work.
Furthermore, proper and adequate motivate results in increasing team spirit. The team members
are likely to work in collaboration with each other, when their individual demands are met at
their workplaces. On the other hand, Perryer et al. (2016) opined that motivation in workplace
makes the group members flexible and adaptable with the required organizational changes. The
employees are less resistant to the organizational changes for higher level of organizational
development, when their organizations provide favorable incentives to them. While considering
my work experience, high level of motivation kept out group members together and foster high
level of team spirit towards completing the presentation successfully. All our group members
were greatly focused on our overall team goal of completing the presentation with good quality.
Stability of workforce is extremely important form the point of view goodwill and
reputation of organization. According to Archie, Kogan and Laursen (2015), the employees
remain loyal to their organizations only when they have a feel of participation in organizational
decision making. Hence, motivated employees are more likely to stay at their organization for
longer period of time, which leads to good public image in the market. In this way, the
organizations can also hire competent and top talents from the job market. Furthermore,
motivating workplace can retain the most talented and experienced employees for longer period
of time. On the other hand, Njoroge and Yazdanifard (2014) mentioned that employee
motivation builds a caring relationship between the employees and employers. The employees
become more inspired to perform better, when they get incentives for working harder. Moreover,
monetary as well as non-monetary promotion, promotions and bonuses give a feel of fair

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treatment to the employees (Perryer et al. 2016). Moreover, the employees feel that their
contribution and hard work are actually valued by their employers. In this way, they feel valued
through their contribution in organizational success. Hence, motivation actually fosters the
belongingness of the employees with their workplace that in turn enhance their commitment
towards their organization.
Motivated employees are always goal directed towards achieving exact organizational
goals. Kanfer, Frese and Johnson (2017) mentioned that highly motivated employees
strategically work towards meeting organizational goals and objectives. Such purposeful manner
helps the employees to meet the organizational goals and objectives in smooth way.
Furthermore, high level of employee motivation always leads to reduced employee clashes
between the employees and employers. Moreover, the employees are less likely to make clashes
with the employers leading to decreased workplace disputes in organization. Hence, the
employees can cooperatively and coordinately to meet common organizational goals. On the
other hand, Archie, Kogan and Laursen (2015) opined that the employee motivation significantly
contributes in the profit maximization of the organizations. The satisfied and motivated
employees are less likely to leave their organizations, which ultimately reduced the
organizational recruitment cost. While considering my work experience, motivation led our work
group to work strategy on completing the presentation within exact time bound.

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Conclusion
While concluding the study, it can be said that motivation in the workplace actually
enhances the organizational productivity. Highly motivated employees are highly encouraged
towards putting their best effort in achieving organizational goals and objectives. Motivation also
fosters cooperation and coordination among the team members of organization. Moreover,
increasing team spirit from employee motivation ultimately increases the level of team
productivity. On the other hand, organizations can retain most talented and experienced
employees for longer period by motivating them through proper incentive plans. In this way, the
organizations can also attract the top and competent talents from the job market.

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