ATHE Level 7: Organisational Behaviour - Employee Motivation Report

This report delves into the crucial aspects of employee motivation within an organisational setting. It begins by highlighting the significance of motivating employees, particularly in today's complex business environments. The report then explores various strategies to enhance employee motivation, such as fostering a positive work environment and offering incentives, drawing on examples from organizations like Google. It further examines the theoretical underpinnings of motivation, including Maslow's hierarchy of needs and Herzberg's two-factor theory. Additionally, the report discusses the implications of employee involvement in decision-making, weighing its benefits, such as increased employee value, against potential risks. The report also includes a list of references used in the research and analysis.

Organisation
Behaviour

Motivation of employee’s
 In today’s business environment, it is
essential to motivate the employees at
workplace.
 Due to increasing complexity in the
organisation, employees also need
motivation in order to improve the
productivity.

Ways to motivate employees
at workplace
 By providing good working environment,
organisation can motivate the
employees.
 Besides this, incentives also boost the
morale of employees in the
organisation.
 Google is one of the best organisation
that tends to motivates its employees in
a better way.

Theories of motivation
 The first theory of motivation is given by
Maslow. This theory is based on the
needs of human.
 Herzberg has also given the motivation
hygiene theory.

Benefits and issues of involving
employees in the decision-making
 Employee involvement means creating
the environment so that people also feel
that their decisions are given value in the
organisation.
 The main advantage of employee
involvement is that employees started
feeling valued.
 Besides this, risk of security is also
attached with the employee involvement.

References
 Lăzăroiu, G. (2015). Employee motivation and job
performance. Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations,
(14), 97-102.
 Acevedo, A. (2018). A personalistic appraisal of Maslow’s
needs theory of motivation: From “humanistic” psychology to
integral humanism. Journal of Business Ethics, 148(4), 741-
763.
 Alshmemri, M., Shahwan-Akl, L., & Maude, P. (2017).
Herzberg’s two-factor theory. Life Science Journal, 14(5), 12-
16.
 Noe, R. A., Hollenbeck, J. R., Gerhart, B., & Wright, P. M.
(2017). Human resource management: Gaining a competitive
advantage. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.