BMP3004: Employee Motivation, Factors and Job Roles Report

This report delves into the multifaceted realm of employee motivation, examining the diverse factors that significantly influence an individual's attitude and performance in the workplace. It meticulously explores the key drivers of employee motivation, encompassing aspects such as finding purpose in work, fostering a positive company culture, recognizing hard work, providing learning and development opportunities, and offering clear career progression paths. The report further investigates the positive and negative factors stemming from job roles, including personal commitment, connections with others, leadership quality, and the work environment, as well as excessive workloads and the management's ability to lead. The report also includes an introduction, main body, conclusion and references.

Understanding why people work

Table of contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Various factors which motivate employees to work....................................................................3
Positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles......................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
The report is about the different factors in the work that motivates the
employees. The importance of some factors that are essential for the
working of the employee at the workplace are discussed along with that how
they impact the motivation of the employee is also discussed. The positive
factors that result from the experience of the job role of an employee is
discussed and how the organisation helps the employee to get the positive
working experience is discussed. The negative factors of the job role are also
discussed.
MAIN BODY
Various factors which motivate employees to work
There are factors other than money that motivates the employees to work. These factors
include:
Finding a sense of purpose and meaning in the work
The employees these days are looking for more purpose and meaning in their
professional life. This is because the employees at the workplace are trying to feel like their work
is contributing to as well as making a difference in the world. The pandemic situation has only
heighten the feeling more than before in the professionals. The professionals after looking the
heroic efforts of the healthcare workers are re-evaluating the career choices for finding more
meaning to it and this can end up opting to change the entire industry for this (Diamantidis and
Chatzoglou, 2019). The professional can tailor their existing roles or change the roles entirely.
As said by Bryan Collins that a professional is more likely to quit a job if they cannot see
the effect of their work in the final product at the company. Hence, it is clear that the employees
should be clear about their job role in the business so the employee feel they have more impact
on the business and they feel more connected to the company.
Working in a positive company culture
There is a strong relation between the employee motivation and the company culture.
Company culture plays a major role in motivating the employees by making them happy as well
as valued at the workplace. The organisational culture of the workplace is the personality of
the company; this makes it different from the other existing organisation (Hossain). This makes

the professional to stay with the organisation for a long time as they are attracted to the business
even if there are many challenges in the way.
If the culture of the organisation provides the employees with the three things that are
taking care of their wellbeing, showing compassion and having diversity, inclusion or equality,
then the employees are more likely to stay in the organisation and get motivated. The company
can provide the well-being of the employees by scheduling wellness programs for supporting the
mental health of the employees. Compassion can be included in the culture by understanding the
needs of the employees for motivating and supporting them. Diversity at the workplace helps the
employees to be free to share their perspective to the other employees with positivity and boost
the confidence.
Being recognised for their hard work
The employees that are thanked and acknowledged for their contribution and hard work at
the workplace remain motivated to perform better for the company. This factor is important of all
as this can demotivate the employees more easily. It is the human tendency to expect the
recognition and acknowledgement for the work, this helps to create an emotional connection of
the employees with the company. Praising the employee at the work place has benefits attached
to it as it sets standards for the success and helps the employees to believe in themselves.
Recognition for employees can vary as some employees feel greatly encouraged by a
formal recognition between the colleagues while some employees would prefer personal and
private phrase (Pinzone and et.al, 2019). The recognition is becoming different due to the
pandemic crisis and has started to develop new methods for their praising like praising the
employees in a group meeting online.
Learning and development opportunities at the workplace
The organisation that provide the employees with the training and up skilling program
help to make the employees feel that they matter to the company and the organisation see
potential in the employees for the development in their job roles. This helps the employees to
become more motivated as the employees feel they are supported and encouraged for becoming a
better version of them (Martini and Cavenago, 2017). According to a study it was found that the
employees like to stay with the organisation where the employers take an active initiative in
development and learning programs for the employees.
A clear path for the career progression

The employees are motivated by the training programs more when they help the
employees to grow more towards their career development. It is motivating when the employees
can see their growth in the career. A study shows the employees quit their old job because there
is lack of opportunity in the advancement. It is necessary to discuss the promotion prospects and
ambition of the employee within the business.
Positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles
Positive factors of job roles
Positive employee experience can be gained by:
Personal commitment
The first step an employee takes in the job is about understanding and finding the
motivation for the job and how the work is affecting the organisation. This helps the employee to
get motivated for working hard on the personal level. The attitude employee brings to the
organisation every day impact the working experience. The motivation is always thought of the
organisation’s responsibility but it comes more from inside and have the employee have more
control over that.
Connection with others
The employees develop interpersonal connections with the employees and staff in the
organisation and feel as they are part of something big. The employee enjoys to spent time with
the people at the work and likes to come to work with more enthusiasm (Hofmann and
Stokburger-Sauer, 2017). The employee has benefit by forming bonds with the peers as they can
help in increasing the learning opportunities for the employee and a network is build that help in
better performance in the respective job roles. This provides a better experience at work for the
employee.
Quality of leaders
The experience at work comes from the relation with the leaders at the work. The leaders
at work provide with the support as well as direction to the employee along with ensuring that
the work experience of the employee is positive, this can be done when the leaders are truly
engaged with the employees and form strong connection with them. The employee experience is
enhanced when the leader understand the employee, know the strong points and what are the
weak points that need to be worked upon.
Work environment

The employers like to engage the employees in the work environment for creating
positive experiences. The organisation creates the positive environment by providing the
employees with more flexible working hours. Some organisations make sure that the controls
and the environment are safe for the employees to work and avoid any king of harm to the
employees. Providing the environment to the employees that help them do their best work is the
responsibility of the organisation.
Negative factors of the job role
Excessive work load
The employees can be trapped in the loop hole of working excessively for the companies
and get loaded with the work all the time this can create negative impact on the professional as
well as the personal life. The excessive load creates an imbalance in the life. This makes the
employee unsatisfied with the job role. The employee might not feel like they are getting
enough for the work they are putting in the organisation. Putting load on the employee for a long
time by the organisation can lead to lack of interest in doing the work. This can be
disadvantageous for the employee and the organisation.
Ability of management to lead the company
The employee can also doubt the management’s ability to lead the company properly. If
the organisation’s management is not working properly the employee will be less supported by
the management in their work and they have hard time in accomplishing the goals (Koon and
Pun, 2018). The employees might also lose interest in the work as they do not see the future of
the company to be successful for a long time. They might feel anxious due to the uncertain future
of the company in the long run. Some factors like job security and the retirement security affect
the performance of employees in their job roles at the organisation.
CONCLUSION
It can be concluded from the report that the factors like: sense of
purpose and meaning in the work, working in a positive culture, being
recognised for the work, learning and development opportunities at the
workplace and clear path for the career development motivates an employee
at the workplace. The positive factors of the job role are: personal
commitment, connection with others and quality of leaders at the workplace.

The negative factors of the job role are: excessive workload and anxiety due
to the poor ability of the management to lead the company in long run.
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Books and Journals
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Hossain, Culture & Employees Retention: A study On Insurance Company.
Koon and Pun, 2018. The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the
relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility. The Journal of
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Martini and Cavenago, 2017. The role of perceived workplace development opportunities in
enhancing individual employability. International Journal of Training and
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Pinzone and et.al, 2019. Effects of ‘green’training on pro-environmental behaviors and job
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