Motivation in the World of Work: Factors, Strategies, and Impact

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
World of Work
Understanding why people work
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Contents
Introduction 1
What does Motivation Mean? 1
The various factors which motivate employees to work
p
The positive factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles p
The negative factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles p
Strategies to cope with negative factors employees
experience as a result of their job roles p
Conclusion p
References p

Introduction
Motivation is beneficial for organisation as it aids in promoting job satisfaction of
employees and also improves productivity of business operations. Maslow need hierarchy
theory delves into human needs and is helpful in various activities of business such as
product designing, positioning and pricing. For better understanding on how motivation
helps employees in performing their work or job, an example of motivation strategies
adopted by Aston Martin is taken into consideration.
This project is a result of detailed report provided to John in first assessment. This
project includes an understanding of how individuals work in a motivated environment.
Within this assessment, description of various factors which motivates employees is
considered. This project also depicts the varied strategies which a company can use to cope
up with employee's negative factors during their job role.
What does Motivation Mean?
Motivation is defined as a driving force which drives or persuades an employee in
organisation so that they can give their best and attain organizational goals as well as
objectives (Dubin, 2017). Motivated workforce assists in improving efficiency of
organisation. It is beneficial for Aston Martin in having a motivated workforce in
organisation as it helps in bringing innovation and improvements in products.
Maslow need theory is illustrated as hierarchical level of varied human requirements
that drives employees to achieve organizational objectives (Ginzberg, Jones and Rome,
2020). It benefits an establishment in identifying varied needs of employees so that
management can plan motivational strategies for them. All the needs of Maslow motivation
theory are as follows:
 Basic needs- These comprises of safe working conditions and stable salary in the
workplace. For instance, mangers of Aston Martin fulfills basic needs of employees
by providing them financial stability and comfortable working conditions.
 Security needs- These exhibits needs like personal safety and professional security in
the workplace. For instance, superiors of Aston Martin satisfies these needs of their
employees by providing them safe workplace and job security.
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