BMP3004 - Employee Motivation and Work Attitude: A Detailed Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of employee motivation, examining the various factors that influence it, including financial incentives such as salaries, bonuses, and paid leaves, as well as non-financial factors like recognition, participation, status, and competition. It delves into the posit...Read More

Understanding why
people work

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................2
The various factors which motivate employees to work........................................................2
The positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles..........3
Factors impacting an organization..........................................................................................4
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Employee management can be defined as the managing of staff for workforce in an
organization so that they can be well satisfied with the work and enjoy their job profile because
this helps the organization in achieving that targets for the company (Zhang and Capra, 2019).
The following discussion is based on the various factors which motivate employees to work, the
positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job role and factors
impacting an organization with proper findings and conclusion.
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MAIN BODY
The various factors which motivate employees to work
Financial factors
Salaries
It is one of the financial factor which motivates employee to work that is salaries which
means that Regular pay to the Employees every month motivates the employees to perform their
job in an effective manner for the next month as well and so on.
Bonuses
It is an another financial factor which motivates employee to work that is bonuses which
means that Incentives are necessary for the employees for their hard work and honesty in an
organisation so that they can be motivated to perform their hard work on a regular basis.
Profit sharing
It is also the one of the financial factor which motivates employee to work that is profit
sharing which means that Some employees who have the good designation in an organization
can expect the profit sharing from the company because of their smart and intelligent work in an
organization.
Paid leaves
It is also an another financial factor which motivates employee to work that is paid leaves
which means that Employees must get the paid leaves at least two or three in a month so that
they can go out with the family or because of any emergency and this motivates employees
(Klopotan, Mjeda and Kurečić, 2018).
Non-Financial factors
Recognition
It is one of the non-financial factor which motivates employee to work that is recognition
which means that Rewarding employees in terms of recognition is a good motivation factor for
the employees to satisfy them in an organization.
Participation
It is an another non-financial factor which motivates employee to work that is
participation which means that It is important to encourage the employees to participate in the
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decision making and in the activities so that they can get interest in the work culture of the
organization.
Status
It is also the one of the non-financial factor which motivates employee to work that is
status which means that It is essential that every employee must get some status in the company
so that they can work accordingly and get motivated as for their status.
Competition
It is also an another non-financial factor which motivates employee to work that is
competition which means that There must be light competition in the organization so that
employees complete to do better than themselves and then other employees as well (Graves and
Sarkis, 2018).
The positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles
Positive Factors
Friendly environment
It is one of the positive factor employee experiences as a result of their job roles that is
friendly environment which means that Company must provide the friendly environment in an
organization so that employee can indulge with the people they are working with and enjoy their
work.
Interest in job profile
It is an another positive factor employee experiences as a result of their job roles that is
interest in job profile which means that It is important for the employee to have the interest in the
job profile otherwise they will not get any positivity in their work they are doing in the company.
Good pay
It is also the one of the positive factor employee experiences as a result of their job roles
that is good pay which means that Company must provide the worth pay as per the job profile
they are offering to the Employees otherwise it can create the negative impact on the employees.
Personal and professional development
It is also an another positive factor employee experiences as a result of their job roles that
is personal and professional development which means that Company must organize the training
and development session for the employees so that they can not only grow and develop
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professionally but also personally as well for their career development (Demsky, Fritz, Hammer
and Black, 2019).
Negative Factors
Low salary
It is one of the negative factor employee experiences as a result of their job roles that is
low salary which means that If company is not providing the salary in which the employee
deserves than it can have the negative impact on the employees and they can leave the
organization as soon as possible.
Disinterest in job profile
It is an another negative factor employee experiences as a result of their job roles that is
disinterest in job profile which means that If any work is forcefully allotted to the Employees
who are disinterested in doing that particular work then they can demotivate themselves and can
create the negativity about the organization.
Poor working culture
It is also the one of the negative factor employee experiences as a result of their job roles
that is poor working culture which means that Working culture must be happening and positive
for the employee otherwise who are working culture can D motivate the employees in a greater
way.
Lack of opportunities
It is also an another negative factor employee experiences as a result of their job roles
that is lack of opportunities which means that It is important for the organization to provide and
render the different opportunities to the employees in order to grow and develop but if there is
the lack in opportunity then employees will definitely demotivate themselves and leave the
organization and search for the opportunities in another one (Breevaart and Bakker, 2018).
Factors impacting an organization
If employee attitude towards their work is positive and they are motivated, then
Easy change management
It is one of the positive impact on the company of employee’s positive attitude towards
work that is easy change management which means that Company can easily implement any
changes in the organization and manage them in a potential manner if employees are are
motivated and have the positive attitude towards the organization.
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Increased productivity
It is an another positive impact on the company of employee’s positive attitude towards
work that is increased productivity which means that Company can get the benefits of increment
of its productivity and operations in an effective and efficient manner with the help of employee
Intelligence and positive attitude.
Better collaboration among different departments
It is also the one of the positive impact on the company of employee’s positive attitude
towards work that is better collaboration among different departments which means that There
can be the better collaboration among different functions of the organizations such as Human
Resource Department and marketing or finance and information technology along with the
research and development and many more.
Improve conflict management
It is also an another positive impact on the company of employee’s positive attitude
towards work that is improve conflict management which means that Company can also get the
benefits in the enhancement of conflict management because handling the employees without
any conflict management can be difficult for the company but if the employees have the positive
attitude then they can easily improve their conflict management in their organization (Museli and
Navimipour, 2018).
If employee attitude towards their work is negative and they are demotivated, then
Lack in effectiveness and efficiency in working
It is one of the negative impact on the company of employee’s negative attitude towards
work that is lack in effectiveness and efficiency in working which means that Working of every
employee will lack in their effectiveness and efficiency and they cannot work in a potential
manner if they have the negative attitude towards the organization and work.
Poor team spirit
It is an another negative impact on the company of employee’s negative attitude towards
work that is poor team spirit which means that There are different teams in large organizations
and if there are negativity among the employees then there can be poor team spirit of the work
force which can spoil the company image and reputation in the market.
Employee turnover
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It is also the one of the negative impact on the company of employee’s negative attitude
towards work that is lack in effectiveness and efficiency in employee turnover which means that
Negativity among the employees can result in the large include turnover which can result the loss
in the company if intelligent workforce is lost by them.
Unattainable organizational targets
It is also an another negative impact on the company of employee’s negative attitude
towards work that is unattainable organizational targets which means that Company cannot
achieve their goals and objectives and their targets will remain an attainable if their workforce
will not to work as per the the needs and requirements of the organization (Dhir and Shukla,
2019).
CONCLUSION
It is concluded that employee management is an important Concept for every organisation to
follow so that company can retain its employees because workforce is considered as the greatest
asset in the company who gives the high productivity to the organization. Therefore, in order to
apply such conception in real time organization, it is important to analyze the various factors
which motivate employees to work, it is essential to examine the positive and negative factors
employees experience as a result of their job roles and it is necessary to determine the factors
impacting an Organization. Hence this report covers all such areas in order to better understand
the conceptualization of employee management.
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REFERENCES
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