Understanding Why People Work: Factors, Motivation, Positive and Negative Experiences

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3004
World of Work
Understanding why people work
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Contents

Introduction 1
What does Motivation Mean? 1
The various factors which motivate employees to work
p
The positive factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles p
The negative factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles p
Strategies to cope with negative factors employees
experience as a result of their job roles p
Conclusion p
References p

Introduction
Understanding the reason for which people work can be complex as it can be
different from person to person. The main reason for which the people are forced to get
up and work is the need of fulfilling their and their family's basic needs. The basic need of
a human nature are – food to eat, shelter to stay and clothes to wear. Once these
essential needs are met by an individual, its needs and increase and some of the wants
become the motive to work. Some examples of the increased needs and wants are – to
have efficient mode of transport such as cars and motorcycles, having luxurious items,
donating and helping for other living organisms or environmental issues and making a
role in the world (Razak, Sarpan and Ramlan, 2018). The following report is based on
analyzing the basic element that gives power to people to work – motivation. For clear
understanding the file is divided into different questions. Firstly it explains about the term
motivation with different types of motivation. Then tells about various factor that help in
motivating the employees. Certain types of positive and negative experiences that are
faced by the employees in an organization are further covered in the report with some
strategies that can be used to avoid the negative experiences.
What does Motivation Mean?
Motivation is the process that tells about and influences the effort of an individual
that he / she can put in a particular work. It provides with a reason to an individual that
makes him / her to act according to the given work and for accomplishing it. In business
context, the factor of achieving heights in business success is the motivating element for
the owner. The owner than uses the term in different ways to increase the productivity of
its employees and make them responsible towards the work. The main two types of
motivation are :
 Intrinsic – In this type, the motivation comes from inside of a personnel to
meet certain needs such as self gratitude and earning reputation.
 Extrinsic – This types tells about the derivation of motivation through external
factors that are controlled by other people such as monetary rewards.
There are different types of psychological needs for a person that are particularly
formed in a structure according to their importance (De Sousa Sabbagha, Ledimo
and Martins, 2018). Studying these psychological needs, Abraham Maslow, an
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