Managing People and Systems: Theories of Motivation and Modern Workplace

MANAGING PEOPLE
AND SYSTEMS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Different theories of motivation.............................................................................................3
Detailed discussion about motivational theory.......................................................................4
Modern workplace..................................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
Online.....................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The business environment is dynamic in nature as it continuously changing. For this, it
become important to manage all the individual who are working in the organisation. There are
several ways to manage the people and system. For this report, the topic which is considered is
motivation which is required to complete the assigned task within given period of time. The
following essay is based on motivation which is related to the theories of motivation and how
they are applied within the modern workplace.
MAIN BODY
Motivation is considered as the desire, want and need among the individuals. Motivation is the
process that influence the people to work and achieve the objectives and goals. Prominently, it is
the willing of an individual which is helpful for employees to perform their best. It is also
essential to motivate the workforce so that they are able to perform the task in an effective
manner (Arnn, 2019). There are several factors which are useful in motivating the workforce.
For instance, because of COVID-19 employees feel demotivated as it is important to motivate
the workforce and also make them feel comfortable. In respect of this, Tesco enhance the
communication with their workforce which is useful to keep the workforce motivated and
achieve their goals and objectives in an effective manner.
Different theories of motivation
Employees can be motivated using a variety of motivation theories. The following are
some of the theories:
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Abraham Maslow is the author of the theory. Individual needs are arranged in a
hierarchy, according to the notion. It is thought that once one need has been met, the next one
will arise. When a person's basic needs are met, it is natural for them to seek more. The
following are the requirements under this theory:
 Physiological
 Safety
 Social
 Self-esteem
 Self-actualization

Hertzberg’s two factor theory
According to this view, there are two basic categories of requirements. Hygiene and
motivation are the two elements to consider. The hygiene considerations are crucial since they
help to ensure that employees are not unsatisfied and help to improve employee performance.
Motivation is not guaranteed by hygienic conditions alone. (Silvestrelli, 2018) Motivational
components are required. However, the presence of incentive variables isn't enough. As a result,
both sanitary and motivating components are required.
Vroom’s theory of expectancy
Victor Vroom proposes this theory. Employees are more productive and motivated to
attain goals and objectives, according to this belief. The primary cause is outlined below:
 Employees feel that their efforts will pay off and that they will be successful.
 They also understand that their hard work will be rewarded.
It has been noticed that when employees are able to understand the relationship between
their efforts and their performance, they work more. Employees begin to work harder to improve
their performance because they know it will help them earn more money.
Detailed discussion about motivational theory
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs