Impact of Factors of Motivation on Employees Productivity and Business Performance: A Study on Premier Inn Hotel

This research proposal aims to examine the impact of factors of motivation on employees productivity and business performance in Premier Inn Hotel. The study will investigate the factors of employee motivation, identify the impact of employee motivation on employee's productivity and business performance, discern the challenges faced by Premier Inn hotel in motivating and encouraging employees towards organisational goals, and recommend ways that could be used by Premier Inn hotel for motivating and encouraging employees towards organisational goals.

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PROGRAMME TITLE: BA (Hons) Hospitality Management (Top Up)
MODULE TITLE: Research Methods and Projects
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Research Topic:
To examine the impact of factors of motivation on employees productivity and business
performance. A study on Premier Inn Hotel
1. INTRODUCTION.
Research Background:
The current research is based on analysing factors of motivation which are helping working
employees to maximise their performance and productivity as well. The research is significant as
for an organisation their major asset is their employees so this is significant for the organisation
that to motivate their employees so that they may give their optimal performance within
organisational activities (Robescu and Iancu, 2016). The main purpose of this research is to
recognise such factors those are leading motivation to employees. The hospitality industry is
associated with various dimensions and employees are playing prominent role within the industry
and this research is examining such factors by which employees can be motivated.
Aims & Objectives
Aim:
To examine the impact of factors of motivation on employees productivity and business
performance. A study on Premier Inn Hotel.
Objectives:
I. To investigate the factors of employee motivation existing within an organisation.
II. To identify the impact of employee motivation on employee's productivity and
business performance.
III. To discern the challenges faced by Premier Inn hotel in motivating and encouraging
employees towards organisational goals.
IV. To recommend the ways that could be used by Premier Inn hotel for motivating and
encouraging employees towards organisational goals.
Research Questions
i. Explain the factors of employee motivation existing within an organisation?
ii. What is the impact of employee motivation on employee's productivity and business
performance?
iii. What are challenges faced by Premier Inn hotel in motivating and encouraging
employees towards organisational goals?
iv. What are the recommendation that can be adopted by Premier Inn hotel for motivating
and encouraging their employees?
Research Rationale:
The main rationale behind selecting this topic is my personal interest as I am planning to make my
career in the industry of hospitality. With the help of gathered information through this research I
can recognise such factors those are related with motivating employees so that to maximise their
productivity and performance. The beneficiary within this research is hospitality and employees as
they may get to know about the concept of employee motivation so that significant contribution
can be received by employees which help the business to grow. The research gap analysed is that
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in previous studies factors of motivation are entailed but their impact is not mentioned. Using the
current research, the research gap is fulfilled so that information is gathered regrading the impact
of motivation over employee productivity and business performance.
Scope of Research Study
The research is undertaken on Premier Inn hotel which is regarded as one of the renowned hotel
chain headquartered in UK. The research is made on hospitality industry so that with the help of
outcomes of this research objectives within research can be attained (Heffernan and et al., 2016).
The research is going to include various factors which are leading employees to be motivated and
helps in attaining market edge as well. The current research is helpful for businesses as in context
of developing such aspects by which business productivity can be enhanced. On the other hand,
the information from the existing research can be used by businesses so that to manage business
functions in optimal manner.
2. LITERATURE REVIEW:
 Introduction: Literature review is defined as collection of such articles which were
published earlier and would be helpful in gaining information related with research topic.
Explain the factors of employee motivation existing within an organisation?
According to Sanyal and Hisam, (2018), there are various factors of motivation for employees
those are exerted within organisation such as:
Leadership style: Supervisors, managers, and other firm leaders have a big influence on their
employees' motivation. Appropriate leadership styles empower people to set objectives and goals
for themselves in their jobs, work toward those objectives, and keep that motivation going
throughout their time with the company. Leadership style is the aspect which is associated with
playing the role of developing employee motivation. This is being analysed that when an
organisation is having prominent leadership style then employees will be able to perform their
working in desired manner.
Recognition and appreciation: Appreciation and recognition are two important components of
motivation within an organization. Offering recognition and praise not only makes employees feel
accomplished and appreciated, but it also reinforces good performance and encourages employees
to continue repeating the actions that led to the performance. With the help of recognition and
appreciation, employees can be motivated as appreciation is a force that helps employees to stay
positive and enhance their involvement.
Positive company culture: Employee motivation in the workplace is heavily influenced by the
company's culture. When there is a strong business culture that encourages employees and brings
them together on a regular basis, many people feel more valued and love their work. When an
organisation is having positive working culture then this will lead employees to stay motivated at
workplace and resultantly overall productivity can be increased.
What is the impact of employee motivation on employee's productivity and business
performance?
According to Berberoglu, (2018), Employee motivation in the workplace is heavily influenced by
the company's culture. When there is a strong business culture that encourages employees and
brings them together on a regular basis, many people feel more valued and love their work.
Motivation occupies a crucial area and function with inside the complete control process. This
approach may be used fruitfully for encouraging people to make wonderful contribution for
attaining organizational objectives. Motivation is vital as human nature desires a few type of
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inducement, encouragement or incentive to be able to get higher overall performance. This
indicates the significance of motivating personnel. Motivation acts as a method for enhancing the
overall performance of personnel running at distinct levels. When employees are highly motivated
then this is the situation by which employees are able to put their efforts in attaining
organisational objectives.
What are challenges faced by Premier Inn hotel in motivating and encouraging employees
towards organisational goals?
According to Chandani and et al., (2016), One of the main reasons of motivation being a
challenging job is due to the changing workforce. The employees become a part of their
organization with various needs and expectations. Different employees have different beliefs,
attitudes, values, backgrounds and thinking. But all the organizations are not aware of the
diversity in their workforce and thus are not aware and clear about different ways of motivating
their diverse workforce. The another challenge is related with rigidity of employees as sometimes
they do not show such interest in getting involved in various activities. On the other hand, another
challenge is related with fear of failure within employees as they are not aware regarding change
management within the organisation.
METHODOLOGY
 Introduction: Data is regarded as such collective information which is collected in the
form of qualitative or quantitative data so that to develop the research. The current
research is based on quantitative research methodologies which are elaborated as under:
 Research philosophy: Research philosophy is categorised as such value and beliefs which
are used within the research in order to gather information related with research topic.
Research philosophy is divided into two types such as positivism and interpretivism.
Under this investigation positivism research philosophy will be used which is related with
quantitative research method and helpful in ascertaining accurate information. The major
reason of selecting positivism research philosophy is that this is associated with creating
reliable results within research.
 Research approach: Research approach is regarded as plans and procedure which are
used within the research for the major purpose of gathering accurate data to the research
topic (Walter and Andersen, 2016). There are three types of research approaches such as
inductive, abductive and deductive. Under the current research deductive research will be
followed which is helpful in executing the research with quantitative manner. The
deductive research approach is flexible and helps in aligning the research in statistical
manner so that accurate results can be drawn.
 Research strategies: Research strategy is regarded as the action plan which will be
followed by researcher so that in overall manner research can be executed. There are
numerous research strategies such as survey, action research, grounded theory and many
others. In the current research survey research strategy will be followed so that research
can be executed with factual information and appropriate execution as well. With the help
of survey research strategy proper results can be taken out and various respondents are
added within the research so that reliability can also be maintained.
 Research choices: Research choice is defined as such decision which is helpful in making
choice between selection of quantitative and qualitative research methods so that
significant research results can be obtained. There are two types of research choice such as
qualitative and quantitative. Under the current research quantitative research choice will be
followed as this is related with giving statistical results with high level of accuracy.
Quantitative research choice is related with gathering of statistical data so that to carry out
the research with managing large sample size. This research choice is undertaking random
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sampling so that high accuracy can be attained in which results can be obtained quickly.
 Data collection time horizon: Data collection is regarded as such methods by which
information can be gathered which are related with research topic. There are two types of
data collection method such as primary and secondary. Under the current investigation
both the data collection methods will be used (Igwenagu, 2016). In the current research
primary and secondary methods of data collection will be used.
Time horizon is regarded as such needed time for completion of the research. There are
two types of time horizon such as longitudinal and cross-sectional. Under the current
research cross-sectional research will be used so that to cover various dimensions at once.
 Identify the data collection and Data Analysis:
• Data collection sources: With the help of primary and secondary data overall
information can be collected within research. In terms of primary data collection
questionnaire will be used and in terms of secondary data collection method using
books and journals information will be gathered.
Primary data collection techniques will include close ended questionnaire and the
same will be analysed using frequency distribution table.
CONCLUSION
From the above report this can be concluded that there are various factors of motivation which are
helping the employees to develop their productivity and performance as well. This helps the
organisation to maximise organisational productivity. This is analysed that these are the factors
which helps employees to develop their efforts within the business so that aims and objectives of
the business can be attained.
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WORK PLANNING
REFRENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Berberoglu, A., 2018. Impact of organizational climate on organizational commitment and
perceived organizational performance: empirical evidence from public hospitals. BMC
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health services research, 18(1), pp.1-9.
Chandani, A., Mehta, M., Mall, A. and Khokhar, V., 2016. Employee engagement: A review
paper on factors affecting employee engagement. Indian Journal of Science and
Technology, 9(15), pp.1-7.
Heffernan and et al., 2016. Exploring the HRM-performance relationship: the role of creativity
climate and strategy. Employee Relations.
Igwenagu, C., 2016. Fundamentals of research methodology and data collection. LAP Lambert
Academic Publishing.
Robescu, O. and Iancu, A.G., 2016. The effects of motivation on employees performance in
organizations. Valahian Journal of Economic Studies, 7(2), pp.49-56.
Sanyal, S. and Hisam, M.W., 2018. The impact of teamwork on work performance of employees:
A study of faculty members in Dhofar University. IOSR Journal of Business and
Management, 20(3), pp.15-22.
Walter, M. and Andersen, C., 2016. Indigenous statistics: A quantitative research methodology.
Routledge.
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