Relationship between Motivation and Performance and Employee Empowerment

Leadership Management

Table of Contents
Answer 1.....................................................................................................................................................3
Answer 2.....................................................................................................................................................3
References...................................................................................................................................................6

Answer 1.
The relationship between motivation and performance:
Motivation and performance are the combinations of a person's desire and thinking which
is directed towards achieving the goal or mission of the firm or organization. Motivation in work
directly determines employee's performance, it is a type of internal power and energy which
pushes toward the excellent performance (Caillier, 2014). These includes:
 Increased the organization productivity
 Increased in the innovation skills and creative thinking
 Better employee and customer satisfaction
 Enhanced the company’s profile
 Better quality of products and services
 Improved the financial performance of the firm
According to Fernandez & Moldogaziev, (2015) the formula to calculate the direct
relationship between motivation and performance is; function = (ability x motivation),
according to that ability is the relative constant and variable = motivation, i.e. the motivation and
the performance is directly proportion to each other (Erez & Judge, 2010).
According to the model of Porter and Lawler, an employee's performance in work can be
improved by intrinsic rewards, after that the jobs have a low Motivating potential score (MPS).
The given formula is,
Motivating potential scale = (task variety + skill variety + task significance) /3
autonomy x feedback.
Answer 2.
Employee empowerment is a way to enable and authorize the employee to think, behave,
taking the right decision is in different way (Kar, 2017). It is an authority given to an individual
or employee to feel much more control in their life. Employee empowerment can also be defined
as management strategies for sharing decision making power.
Employee empowerment is done by –