Business Management BMP3004: Understanding Employee Work Motivation

This report delves into the multifaceted concept of motivation within the context of business management, particularly concerning employee behavior and productivity. It elucidates the definition of motivation, differentiating between intrinsic and extrinsic factors, and references Maslow's hierarchy of needs to understand the driving forces behind individual actions. The report identifies various elements that motivate employees, such as salary, promotion opportunities, and a positive work environment, while also addressing negative factors like work-life imbalance and increased stress levels. Strategies to mitigate these negative impacts, including health and wellness programs and guidance on time management, are discussed. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of fulfilling employee needs to foster motivation and enhance overall productivity, highlighting the necessity of a supportive and healthy work environment. This document is available on Desklib, a platform offering a wealth of study resources including past papers and solved assignments.

Business Management with Foundation
BMP3004
World of Work
Understanding why people work
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Contents
Introduction...............................................................................................................................3
What does Motivation Mean?...................................................................................................3
The various factors which motivate employees to work...........................................................4
The positive factors employees experience as a result of their job roles.................................5
The negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles................................5
Strategies to cope with negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles.6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................8

Introduction
Motivation is an important factor in the lives of individual. Motivation has an
impact on the behaviour and actions of an individual and it is important for the
individual to make sure that they maintain their motivation level in order to achieve
the goals. Motivation is one of the major factor that influences the individual to
perform better and to increase the productivity (Hampden-Turner and et. al., 2020.).
The needs of the individual motivates them to perform and taker actions. If the
activity is able to fulfil the needs of the individual then it will increase the motivation
level of the individual whereas if the needs of the individual is not fulfilled then they
will be demotivated.
What does Motivation Mean?
Motivation refers to the process which involves forces that can activate the
behaviour of an individual. It involves biological, social, emotional and cognitive
forces. Motivation is a guide to initiate and maintain the goal oriented behaviour and
can be a driving force behind certain actions of an individual. In order to complete a
task or to increase the productivity, it is important for the individual to have motivation
throughout the process as without motivation the individual will not be able to perform
up to the mark. The behaviour of individual highly depends up on the factors that are
influencing the motivation level of an individual. There are two types of motivation
which is intrinsic and extrinsic. The description of the following are given below:
Intrinsic: It refers to the motivation that arises from within the individual. They
are affected by the internal attributes of an individual such as personal gratification or
satisfaction, etc (Bourne and et. al., 2020.). It will help the individual in analysing their
interest areas and will also make sure that the individual is working according to their
likes and dislikes.
Extrinsic: These are the motivation that is drive from the external factors or
are influenced by the external factors of the company. These often involves rewards
such as monetary benefits, social recognition, appraisals, etc.
Maslow's hierarchy theory is a theory of motivation which helps in gaining a
knowledge about the basic needs as well as the most complex needs of an
individual. The needs are given below:
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Physiological needs: These refers to the basic needs of an individual without
which the individual will not be able to survive (Wyn and White., 2020.). It is
important for the companies to make sure that the compensation the that company is
providing is able to fulfil the basic needs of the individual. It includes food, air, clean
water, etc.
Security and safety needs: it refers to the security reach up to basic health
care or safety of employees through insurance. The company must provide
insurance to the employees so that they can avail the basic facilities of healthcare as
and when needed.
Social needs: At this level the needs for emotional support drives the
motivation of an individual. It is important for the people to feel loved in order to avoid
depression and anxiety (Rawn and Fox., 2018.). Friendship, family, relationships,
social groups can play a major role in this factor.
Esteem needs: it is the fourth level of need and includes the need for respect
and appreciation. In order to increase the motivation of employee it is important for
the individual to make sure that they are appreciating their employees in order to
increase their productivity.
Self actualisation needs: it is the stage where the needs of the individual are
reaching to the highest level. The individual at this stage has developed a full stature
of which they are capable of.
The various factors which motivate employees to
work.
It refers to the factors that helps the companies in increasing the motivation
level of employees and will make sure that the employees of the company are
working efficiently and effectively (Grymonprez and Roose., 2019.). It is important
for the company to make sure that they are providing various motivation factors to
the employees so that they will be able to achieve optimum productivity which is
beneficial for both employer and employee.
Salary: It is one of the most important factor which helps the individual in
attaining financial freedom and will help in becoming independent. It will help the
individual in fulfilling their needs and will make sure that the individual is working on
their full capacity.
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Promotion: Another factor which provides motivation to the employees and
will make sure that the employee is working on their fuller capacity is promotion.
When an employee gets promotion in the job and recognition for the efforts that is
made by them will motivate them and will help them in increasing their productivity.
Work Environment: It refers to the workplace at which the employee is
working. It is important for the company to make sure that the workplace is free from
negativity as it can have a severe impact on the workings of the employees. Office
politics is one of the major reason of negativity at workplace.
The positive factors employees experience as a
result of their job roles
In order to improve the performance of the employees it is important for the
company to make sure that the employees are having job satisfaction as it will help
the company in increasing the productivity of employee which is beneficial for both
employer and employee. Positive employee experience includes following factors:
Improved quality of work: The positive impact of employee experience will
help the employee in increasing their quality of work. It is important for the
employees to make sure that they are improving the quality of their work so that they
can achieve efficiency and effectiveness in their work. It encourages the employees
to achieve the best quality in their work.
Lower absenteeism: When there is a positive work environment and the
employee is enjoying what they are doing in their job it will decrease the
absenteeism rate of the employees (Cairns., 2021.). It is important for the company
to make sure that the work assigned to the employee is of their interest area so that
they can work with fuller capacity.
Good employer employee relationship: If the employee is satisfied with the
job in which they are engaged there is lower chances of conflicts between the
employee and the employer. It helps in creating a positive work environment in the
organisation.
The negative factors employees experience as a
result of their job roles
If the experience of the employee in the organisation is not good then it will
have a severe impact on the performance of the employees. It is important for the
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organisation to make sure that the workings of the company are not affected
because of negative factors of employee experience:
Work life imbalance: Family and friends are an essential part of an
individuals life and if the work of an individual restrict them from interacting with them
then the employee will not be able to have job satisfaction. It is important for an
individual to have proper time in which they can interact with their loved once and
can share their day to day activities.
Lack of sleep: It refers to the increased working hours due to which the
individual is unable to have a proper sleep (Anderson., 2020.). In order to relax the
mind and to work with greater productivity it is important for the individual to take a
proper sleep. It will help them in getting more creative and active in the work
assigned to them.
Increase stress level: Increase in the level of stress is not good for the
mental health as well as for the physical health of the employee. Little bit of stress is
present in every job but out of limit can create heart condition, high blood pressure
and mental health disorder to the employee.
Strategies to cope with negative factors
employees experience as a result of their job
roles
In order to cope with the negative factors of employee experience the management
of the companies can take following given steps which can help the employee in
decreasing stress and increasing productivity.
Health and wellness programs: It is one of the major activity which can help
the employee in releasing stress and will make sure that the employees is at peace
and is working at full capacity (Barski-Carrow., 2018.). It is important for the
individual to make sure that they are taking care of their mental and physical health.
Guidance for better time management: In order to avoid hassle at the
workplace it is important for the employee to manage their time effectively and
efficiently so that there is no delay in the work and the last minute changes does not
provide stress to the employees.
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Conclusion
From the above report it is concluded that in order to increase the productivity of
employees it is important for the company to make sure that they are fulfilling the
needs of the employees so that they can have motivation towards their work and
they can work at higher productivity. It is important for the company to make sure
that the environment of the company is not affecting the mental and physical health
of the company.
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