Understanding Motivation in the Workplace

This report explores the role of motivation in the workplace, covering the 5 basic needs of motivation, factors that motivate employees, positive and negative factors, coping strategies, and more. It also includes strategies for enhancing workplace positivity and productivity.

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Table of Content.
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
What is motivation.......................................................................................................................1
Factors which motivate employs to progress towards work. ......................................................3
Positive factors employers experience during their job accomplishment....................................4
Negative factors employers experience during their job accomplishment..................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Motivation is the action which reflects or terminate human behaviour at definite instance.
It is symbolise as the driving force which charge individuals effort to engross towards goal-
oriented behaviour to enhance their productivity for attaining their objective in rapid manner. It
is individuals aspiration to act in clear-cut manner to perceive their goal. Primarily motivation is
individual aspect whose optimistic impact is seen on one's individual working which will
encourage or influenced them towards following effective path. During their aim to work
towards estimated path in accurate manner, motivation act as influencing factor which makes
them oriented to continue their work effectively. It act as medium to attract employs while
retaining themselves for the work and accelerating level of productivity in them to pursue their
work. This report will recount several need of motivation and factors which motivate employers
for their work. Additionally, report will also cover positive and negative factors that employer
carry through their work to accomplish their provided goals in decisive manner (Oh and Roh,
2022).
MAIN BODY
What is motivation.
Motivation is symbolise primarily as the energetic force which drives individuals to
originate work-related behaviour in intense and direction form in given instance. It is the driving
force which accelerates workforce performance in earnings fashion. It is essential to boost up the
employers productivity in performing their action in definite instance. Motivation comprise of
the social, emotional or biological action which module the behaviour in productive manner
(Lin, Li and Lam,2020).
Maslow hierarchical of need theory is symbolise through 5 prime factors which influence
the human towards definite behaviour. They are characterised as basic needs of human which
modulate them towards optimistic behaviour. Through it psychology of human behaviour is been
interpret by the individuals to analyse factor which drew them towards enhancing their capability
or ability in affirmative manner. 5 basic needs Maslow hierarchical theory are safety need,
Physiological need, love & belonging need, self-esteem need and self-actualization need.
 Physiological need- It is lower driven need in Maslow hierarchical which his symbolise
as the basic human needs which hare essential for their living. It includes food, water,
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shelter with adequate rest instance and reproduction. They are prime need of individuals
which hare need to be fulfilled for their living. They are required for optimal and natural
functioning of body (Wulandari, Djawoto and Prijati, 2021).
 Safety need- They are need which symbolise individuals protection actions. It include the
protection form forthcoming violence or stealing of financial security. It also include
their emotional stability, health security with overall well-being. They are important to
protect individuals from the mental disorder or depression.
 Love & belongings need- It is represent in tertiary orientation in Maslow hierarchy which
represent individuals need of accommodate love and interaction from others. They are
symbolise as the social need of the individuals which is intellection of their personal
relationship, acceptance, intimacy and love. It is essential to built the sense of self-worth
and confidence when one has cognizance of support from their family.
 Self-esteem need- They are being routed as a foundation to develop trust, love and
security to impact work progression by individuals in positive manner. They are being
influence though individuals perception, thought process and willingness. It is essential to
maintain the dignity in profound manner.
 Self-actualization need- It is the extreme desire of the individuals to assemble their goal
in optimistic manner. These need as essential for individuals to achieve their goal which
are education, creativity or skill development like cooking, gardening and athletics
depending upon their choice (Efendi and Haryati, 2021).
Importance of two types of motivation on individuals are:
 Intrinsic- It is the action performed by the individuals to inherit self satisfaction to satisfy
own psychological needs in challenging and rewarding manner. It is action motivated by
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individual to do action for their own needs. It primarily includes executing exercise daily
to release stress.
 Extrinsic- They are the action perceived when motivated through external factor with a
willingness to earn the award or affirmative result after action accomplished. It is
essential to enhance individuals productivity in definite manner with aim to upskill their
ability. Individuals study with aim to perceive enrich magnitude of result.
Factors which motivate employs to progress towards work.
Motivating factors are the strategies, incentives or recognition action taken by individual
to enhance employers productivity to perform their task efficiently. Primarily leadership patten is
a driving factor which drives individual motivation at given time course. They play a significant
role in driving employs goal in optimistic manner. Other factors which influence the individuals
are:
 Fairness- Employers are extremely motivated when they are being fairly treated in the
workplace by others while respecting their physiological, economic and mental needs.
When the employer is provided with safe working environment with enriched training
according to work demand which will assist them towards work-life balance in
affirmative manner (Lysova and et. al., 2019).
 Competitive wages- When reward and appreciation are being granted depending upon the
magnitude of hard work perceive by the individuals, it will accelerate their willingness to
work more ambitiously for organisation. They are need to be provided with timely
incentives for additional work accomplished by them to enhance their motivation to
enhance their capabilities. This will support individual to enhance their overall
productive in affirmative manner.
 Promotion- They are need to be provided with challenges to develop their professional
development towards enriched growth in efficient manner. After accomplishment of task,
individuals are need to promoted or acknowledge of their work to enhance their improved
result within organization. While enhancing their orientation, one will get motivation to
perform in more improved manner.
 Enhanced communication- When employers are provided with the chance to front their
opinion in workplace, enhance their work in more encouraging manner. This approach
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will boost employer confidence as their opinion are being value and acknowledge in the
workplace (Zhang and et. al., 2020).
Positive factors employers experience during their job accomplishment.
Factors which encourage employers to work towards the productive manner in workplace
are comfortable environment which they posses during working hours which enables them to
stay healthy. More employer-centric approach attract them to enhance their capabilities in
workplace. With their professional work the implementation of financial and emotional support
should be provided to employers. This approach also encourage their self-worth and satisfaction.
Major factors include are:
 Growth opportunity- They are need to be provided with enhance training according to
market demands and improvement required in individuals interpreted after analysing
them accurately. They are need to be provided with objective of work and their role in
that to motivate them.
 Modern performance management- Individuals is guided to work towards the accurate
path to maintain desirable position to work in arable manner. Supervisor need to
acknowledge them for their contribution while having the open feedback to enhace
effective communication.
Negative factors employers experience during their job accomplishment.
 Toxic work environment- This occur when employers are not praise for their working but
are only criticised which deprive employer motive to work.
 Workplace conflicts: It occur due to poor communication between team members or
employers which develop misunderstanding and deadlines are missed.
 Negative competition- When competition goes on negative, it creates negativity in
workplace which deprive individual ability (Li, Bonn and Ye, 2019).
Strategies used to cope up with negative factors in workplace.
Employers morale is primarily effected due to their persistent workplace negativity which
effects their attitude and outlook in deprive manner. It is essential to improve the workplace
negativity which can be done through:
 Employers are need to provided with opportunity to express their own opinion on
alteration or modulation required in workplace.
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 Employers are need to be treated in fair manner with proper fairness and respect to avoid
favouritism by applying required accountability and standard policy for everyone equally.
Trust building will enhance communication which will enhance their performance in
productive manner.
 Timely promotion through with either incentives or rewards need to be provided
depending upon hard work enforced through the employs and after its analysis required
training is cater to enhance their growth.
 Employer contribution need to be recognised and acknowledge to make them feel valued
(Walumbwa and et. al., 2018).
CONCLUSION
From the above report, role of motivation in employer behaviour is concluded.
Motivation plays a significant role in employs motivation and their performance and it act as a
driving force to encourage them towards goal through optimistic path. 5 need of motivational
including safety, physiological, love & belonging, self-esteem and self-actualization is been
cover through this report. Also covered factors which motivate employers towards work are
fairness, competitive wages, promotion and many more. Additionally, report also covered the
negative factors which deprive employers productivity and strategies for coping it up is being
provided which includes providing them timely promotion and the space to contribute their
opinions openly with others.
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