Employee Satisfaction and Motivation in Organizations

Running head: LITERATURE REVIEW
LITERATURE REVIEW
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LITERATURE REVIEW
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Abstract
The efficiency of employee performance majorly depends on the employee satisfaction and
motivation of employees in the organizations. The prime responsibilities of managers and
team leaders have been considered to be ensuring productivity by stimulating motivation
amongst the workforce. The purpose of the literature review was to present an extensive
discussion regarding the influence of reward system on the involvement and contribution of
employees. The review discussed the essential aspect of employee motivation, the categories
and forms of the reward system and the link between the strategies of reward and
organizational productivity. The paper also demonstrated the significance of employee
motivation on ensuring the performance of the employees. The paper represented the gap in
the researched content and deduced the question aimed at the understanding of the extent of
influence reward has on employee performance. The research will be conducted amongst 50
organizational employees through survey method.

LITERATURE REVIEW
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Human resources are considered to be the most significant resources that can be
channelled for stimulating value proposition, competitive advantages and design implement
unique quality standards. Organizational values and image are depicted by the efforts of
people working in it, demonstrates the importance of motivation system for effective staff
performance towards the organizational goals. For the purpose of motivating the most
important resource of an organization, the understanding regarding needs and motivating
factors are very crucial for a successful future. Staff motivation is crucial as it can determine
the performance of a unit and the organization. Staff motivation practices should be included
in the regular schedule.
In the age of globalization and increasing competition both nationally and globally,
the managers of organizations recognize the demand for effective performance. Motivation
system for encouraging staff performance may lead to the growth of employees with the
development of organizational functions. Motivated staff depicts the capability of increasing
customer satisfaction, efficient performance, stimulating profitability and results in low
employee turnover rate.
The purpose of the literature review is to present an exhaustive discussion regarding
the role of rewards in motivating the performance of staff in organizations. The areas that will
be covered in the literature review include employee motivation, rewards system and link
between employee motivation and productivity.
The literature review will aim at stimulating the factors of motivation and forms of
reward that can directly affect the productivity of organizations. The paper will extract an
extensive study regarding understanding the importance of various reward and recognition
forms for improving the value proposition in organizations. It is crucial for organizations to
acquire knowledge about the motivating factors for establishing efficient organizational
functions.