The Role of Motivation on the Performance of Employees in Walmart

Running head: ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES IN
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ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES IN WALMART
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ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES IN WALMART
Table of Contents
PART I.............................................................................................................................................2
Literature Review........................................................................................................................2
Annotated Bibliography...............................................................................................................3
Literature Gap..............................................................................................................................9
Comparison in between the chosen articles.................................................................................9
PART II.........................................................................................................................................10
Literature Map...........................................................................................................................10
References......................................................................................................................................11

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ROLE OF MOTIVATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES IN WALMART
PART I
Literature Review
According to Manzoor (2012), employee motivation has been depending highly on the
societal impact potential as per the job they are performing in Walmart. To be specific, the
activities that are to be performed by the employees as per their designations have been acting
important.
Again according to Rajhans (2012), the treatment that is received by the employees
currently working their respective organization, which is Walmart in this case affects the
motivation. The rewards that they receive for the job that they are performing also turns to a
motivating feature. The team that the personnel are put into also plays a vital role in motivating
them. The salary scale that is provided are also considered in this section.
Again as per Aarts & Itansa (2016), financial incentives affect the work performance.
The motivation provided to the employees are diversified in 2 sections, namely intrinsic and
extrinsic motivation. As per intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, a direct relation can be established
for Walmart. Extrinsic motivation has been often considered to be harmfully related to the
motivation process of the employees and are moderately undesired in case of Walmart. Whereas
in case of intrinsic motivation, it is considered to have a optimistic impact on the functional
process of the staffs.
As per Balkin, Roussel & Werner (2015), usage of self-determination theory and
motivation crowding theory might be benefitting the work process of Walmart. In role job
performance as well as increased creativity can gained due to proper motivation.

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Annotated Bibliography
Article 1: Mostafa, A. M. S., Gould‐Williams, J. S., & Bottomley, P. (2015). High‐performance
human resource practices and employee outcomes: The mediating role of public service
motivation. Public Administration Review, 75(5), 747-757.
This article is focused with the higher and better performance form the employees can be
derived. As per this article, Human Resources Practices have been affecting the employee
outcome. Performing employee motivation with the help of the HPHRPs will be benefitting in
influencing the employees as per providing proper commitment. A proper understanding of the
relationship in between the employees and the employers helps in motivating the employees of
Walmart.
Article 2: Kuppuswamy, N., Saminathan, V., Udhayakumar, M., Vigneash, L., &
Gopalakrishnan, P. (2017). The Role of Motivation on Employee Performance in an
Organization. International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering
and Information Technology, 2(3), 396-402.
This article is mainly concerned with proper understanding of the reasons that make
motivating the employee’s gets important. This section includes definition of the basic
terminologies regarding motivation and the essential ingredients that are required for motivating
the employees. Proper understanding of the Alderfer’s ERG theory is also provided in this
article. Proper provisioning of the needs of the employees is also stated in this article.
Article 3: Kuvaas, B., Buch, R., Weibel, A., Dysvik, A., & Nerstad, C. G. (2017). Do intrinsic
and extrinsic motivation relate differently to employee outcomes?. Journal of Economic
Psychology, 61, 244-258.