Understanding Why People Work

This report explores the various factors that motivate employees to work and the positive and negative factors they experience in their job roles. It discusses the importance of motivation in enhancing productivity and achieving organizational goals. The report also provides techniques for organizations to effectively motivate their workforce and overcome negative factors.

Understanding why people
work

Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Main body...................................................................................................................................................3
1. Several factors which motivate employees to work............................................................................3
2. The positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job role........................4
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................5
References...................................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Business is an organisation where they manufacture or sell their products and services in
the competitive market in order to profit from it. The world of work is developed in order to
satisfy the desires of organization as well as personal. It is necessary for every person to work in
order to satisfy their livelihood in an effective manner (Atherton and McKay, 2017). Everyone
can survive by working or because of someone else working on their behalf. The report is being
discussed about various factors which motivate employees to work in an organisation and the
positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job role in a company.
Main body
1. Several factors which motivate employees to work
Motivation
Motivation is the process which helps the one in order to maintain the goal oriented
behaviour within the company. This includes the biological, emotional, social and cognitive
forces which can be helpful in activating the behaviour of the workforce within the organisation.
These factors help in order to motivate why people do something in order to gain something
(Debes, 2018). It also talks about the factors which help the person to determine why such people
are required to do the work.
Types of motivation
 Extrinsic Motivation: it is the motivation which arises out of the individual. It includes
trophies, rewards social, recognition and many other things which helps in appraising the
individual.
 Intrinsic Motivation: it is the motivation which arises from within the individual. It
includes solving the complicated crossword puzzles so that one can get personal
gratification. These are required in order to reach at the top of the need and is helpful so
that they can begin with the psychological need and progress through safety which helps
them to attend this self-actualization.
Why people are required to motivate
It is necessary to motivate the workforce at the regular period of time as it helps the
organisation in order to enhance their productivity. It is also used in order to gain the common
goal of the organisation in an effective manner. There are several things which must be taken
into consideration by the organisation so that they can motivate Their employees in an effective
manner. Some of them are discussed below:
 Create a friendly working environment: it is necessary for every organisation to develop a
friendly working environment as employees used to spend a large amount of time of their
life while working in the office. So it is necessary for them to live in a happy
environment.
 Acknowledge employees achievements: everyone wants to be recognised from something
for whatever they have done. It can be both with respect to the work or personal

achievement. Weight management of a job well done which is coming from the upper
management means more to a workforce (Weible, Heikkila and Pierce, 2018). It is
always remembered to give credit for the achievements of their employees.
 Rewarding employees: there will be a time when it takes more than just a pat on the back.
It is necessary for the employer to reward their employees for whatever they have done
by giving them simple incentives. It can be in both monetary terms or in other terms.
 Positive communication is the key: everyone at the working place has to communicate in
an easiest way which helps them to share their views between one another (Earnest,
2017). This will not only make the employees happy but also provide needed insight
which is required in order to fulfill the job role.
 Promotion: the promotion of the employees refers to the assessment of them to the higher
rank. It helps them in increasing the salary rank, responsibilities status and other benefits
which can be availed by the workforce in order to satisfy the higher responsibility within
the organization (Tu and Snyder, 2017). This is mostly done by the organisation in order
to satisfy the needs of an employee at the higher position as it is used in order to attain
the ultimate goals of an organisation. The rewards and other recognition programs place a
significant role in order to promote the employees at the higher level.
 Let them know the company is trusting on them: It plays a most important role when the
company use to trust on their employees this helps them in getting the confidence which
helps them for a longer period of time. This also helpful in retaining the employee for the
longer period of time (Kim, Sunitiyoso and Medal, 2019). The trust on the staff give best
to the job possible and they are rarely disappointed.
 Salary: when the employees get proper amount of wages of their work this helps them in
satisfying their basic desires in an effective manner. The company must enhance the
salary of their employees with accordance to the work what they are doing. This helps
them to motivate their employees into an effective manner. This is used in order to satisfy
with the job role and the salary what they are getting it by the firm.
2. The positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their
job role
How the organisation can motivate their employees
It is necessary for the organisation to motivate their employees as it is used by them in
order to grow their Organisation in two in an effective manner. The above discuss the various
factors which can be considered by the organisation in order to motivate their staff so that they
can work hard and attain the common goal of the organisation in an effective manner and in the
specified period of time (Lorsch, 2017). The companies can also give rewards to their workforce
as it is beneficial for them and also helpful in motivating the employees to work harder in the
company. There are several techniques which can be adopted by the company so that they can
motivate their workforce and enhance their productivity and profitability from the competitive
market.
Positive factors of work

Employees play an important role within the organisation they are the only one who is
working for the company to attain the set targets of the entrepreneur (Maslach, 2018). It is also
significant for the organisation to get enough resources which helps them to provide a good
quality of work and also meet the materialistic needs and wants of their targeted customers and is
helpful in order to promote positive as well as mental satisfaction to them. The positive factors
of working edit in examining and promoting different activities which are used by an
organisation in order to attain the opportunities which are present in the competitive market as
they are beneficial for both personal and professional development. This can be used by them in
order to increase the self esteem (Rogers, 2017). This is used to draw positive sense of Identity
and for the purpose of improving the working environment can also be attained.
Negative factors of work
There are several factors which must be concerned by the organisation as they have a
negative impact and results and efficiency with respect to the productivity and profitability from
the competitive market. It is important for every business organisation to analyse and determine
such factors and also develop the strategies in order to overcome the issues faced by their
employees. Some of the negative factors include:
 Excess demand for work from the company and forcing their staff to work without giving
them any kind of rewards and extra pays.
 In the working environment when there is the rise of any conflicts between the staff
members it must be resolved into a proper manner (Neale and et. al., 2021).
 The staff feels insecure with respect to their job rules as it becomes difficult for them to
work (Pines, 2018).
 When the employer is not providing proper training programs which are necessary for
them when the employer is not providing proper training programs which are necessary
for employees in order to develop their skills and knowledge so that they can satisfy the
proper job role in an effective manner (Resko and et. al., 2019).
Conclusion
It can be concluded from the above report that there are several ways which can be
adopted by the organisation in order to motivate their employees. The report is being discussed
about the various ways which help the entrepreneurs to motivate and get an effective result from
the staff. This is also helpful in order to retain their employees for the longer period of time and
also developing a positive brand image into the competitive market. There are several positive
and negative factors which are discussed in the report. Several techniques must be adopted by the
organisation in order to overcome the negative factors as it helps them to enhance their
productivity and get the best outcome from their staff.

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