Employee Motivation Report: Maslow's Theory and Journals

This report analyzes three academic journal articles to understand employee motivation within organizations, focusing on the application of Maslow's theory. The first article examines the impact of reward and appraisal systems on employee performance and job satisfaction in the banking sector. The second article explores factors influencing employee loyalty and retention across different management levels in Nigerian banks, using Maslow's hierarchy of needs. The third article investigates the role of inspirational leadership in enhancing the performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The analysis reveals the importance of recognizing employees, tailoring motivation strategies to different management levels, and aligning employee needs with organizational goals to improve performance, loyalty, and retention. The report highlights how fulfilling employees' needs, as defined by Maslow's theory, can lead to better performance and organizational success.

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INTRODUCTION
Motivation is refers to the inner state of mind which control one's behaviour in order to
direct their action toward particular direction. It place a crucial role within an organisation by
inducing employees to perform in determined manner so that organisational objectives can be
achieved. This report includes presentation of information from three journal articles that present
its focus, findings and usefulness to identify the influence of maslow's theory implication over
employee's level of motivation.
MAIN BODY
The first article is named as “A Comparative Study of Banking Industry Based on
Appraisal System, Rewards and Employee Performance” which focuses over throwing light on
reward and appraisal system as a part of motivation factor which influence the employees
performance and job satisfaction in banking sector (Ahmad and et. al., 2019). This study
represent that when job satisfaction is higher it enhance the work performance of employees. On
the other side article, “Comparison of Factors Motivating Different Levels of Management on
Employee Loyalty and Retention in Nigerian Deposit Money Banks ” focuses on ways to achieve
employee loyalty as it directly link with employee retention within organisation. This article
based on concept that longer the time employee work for a company higher they present value
and loyalty toward organisation. Despite of this, article “Influence of inspirational motivation on
the performance of commercial banks in Kenya”, focuses on determining the role of leaders in
keeping employees motivated so that performance of banks can be enhanced. It put emphases
over determining the effective implementation of several theories for enhancing employees
motivation and their performance.
From the evaluation of first article it has been found that employees within the Pakistan
banks are not much appreciated by employer which make them demotivated. This study
identified that job satisfaction and motivation toward work are correlated, so banking industry
must focuses toward self-esteem need of employees by providing them proper recognition and
appreciation in term of reward and appraisal. On other side, from article two it has been found
that employees working at different level must require different forces to get motivation for this
Maslow's theory was implemented within this study. It shows that lower level employees get
satisfied with lower level need but middle and upper level employees give much importance to

higher level need like self-esteem and self-actualisation. The higher and middle level employees
are also responsible for keeping lower level motivated by their leadership, hence employer
mainly focuses over satisfying self-actualisation need of higher level by providing them power,
prestige and position within Nigerian bank to keep other employees motivated. Despite of this
from article three it has been found that motivation of employees has direct influence over the
performance of commercial banks within Kenya as it help in dealing with competition by
retaining employees longer. It has been found that motivation of employees come from their
need satisfaction which activated in hierarchical manner that is explained with the help of
Maslow's theory (Nyakomitta, Namusonge and Amuhaya, 2018). From this implementation it
has been found that the physiological need is consider to be most basic need which when get
satisfied influence employees to move over the ladder of success and become a higher level
manager by performing well in bank.
The study of all the three article will support in developing an understanding regarding
manner in which different need of employees can be fulfilled in order to motivate them for better
performance. The information presented in article one will help banks in reviewing their
employee's policies for improving and keep them happy as well as aligned toward banking goals.
It support in developing criteria to appraise employees effectively (Adedeji and Ugwumadu,
2018)). This study will support Nigerian deposit banks in comparing motivation factor over
different level of management to achieve employee's loyalty and retention. The information
presented in article three will help bank leaders to determine appropriate behaviour
implementation toward employees for motivating them for improving the organisational
performance.
CONCLUSION
From the study performed over three articles it has been found that appraisal sometimes
negatively correlated but on other side reward system over each achievement is proves to have
positive correlation with employees performance. The reward required to be provided as per
employee's performance without any kind of bias behaviour to keep them motivated and loyal
toward management. The motivation factor of employees varies as per their level of management
which are required to be identified so that employee's loyalty and retention can be achieved.
These level of motivation are easier to understand and fulfilled with the help of Maslow's theory
of motivation which bifurcate each need separately.

REFERENCES
Books & Journals
Adedeji, A. O. and Ugwumadu, O. C., 2018. Comparison of Factors Motivating Different Levels
of Management on Employee Loyalty and Retention in Nigerian Deposit Money
Banks. Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting, pp.1-12.
Ahmad, I. And et. al., 2019. A Comparative Study of Banking Industry Based on Appraisal
System, Rewards and Employee Performance. SEISENSE Journal of
Management. 2(1). pp.1-11.
Gupta, R. and Agarwal, M., 2018. Work stress among Indian bank employees: Impact of
demonetisation. International Journal of Education and Management Studies. 8(1).
pp.95-99.
Li, J., Ji, J. and Wang, Y., 2016. A study of the relationship between employee wage and
commercial banks efficiency in China. Journal of Chinese Human Resource
Management. 7(2). pp.147-159.
Nyakomitta, K. O., Namusonge, G. S. and Amuhaya, I. M., 2018. INFLUENCE OF
INSPIRATIONAL MOTIVATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL
BANKS IN KENYA. Journal of Human Resource and Leadership. 3(4). pp.1-15.
Uzonwanne, F. C. and Ijide, W. O. V., 2017. Dimensions of work-life balance as predictors of
anxiety among a sample of Nigerian bankers. IFE PsychologIA: An International
Journal. 25(1). pp.148-168.