Employee Motivation and Productivity: Literature Review

This literature review explores the concept of employee motivation and its significant impact on business productivity, using Vodafone Malta as a case study. The review synthesizes various scholarly sources to define employee motivation, highlighting its importance in enhancing staff performance and commitment. It examines different strategies employed by Vodafone Malta's management to boost employee motivation, such as providing specific goals, offering incentives, and fostering a positive work environment. The benefits of employee motivation, including increased productivity, improved efficiency, and enhanced employee retention, are thoroughly discussed. Furthermore, the review delves into the relationship between employee motivation and business productivity, emphasizing how motivated employees contribute to the overall success of the organization. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, reinforcing the importance of employee motivation for achieving organizational goals.

LITERATURE REVIEW
(Part 2)

Table of Contents
SUBMISSION 2: LITERATURE REVIEW...................................................................................1
CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW INTRODUCTION.........................................................1
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW MAIN BODY.................................................................1
CHAPTER 3: LITERATURE REVIEW CONCLUSION..............................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

SUBMISSION 2: LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER 1: LITERATURE REVIEW INTRODUCTION
Literature review is a kind of review article. It is scholarly paper that consist
exiting knowledge involving substantive findings along with methodological or
theoretical contribution to specific topic. With the help of secondary sources, researcher
will conduct a literature review. Literature is like a summary of sources but it is an
organizational patterns that combine synthesis and summary. It is helpful in provide
data about specific topic in detailed manner. It is an evaluation of information report
which found in literature concerned to chosen study area. In context to review, it should
explain, evaluate, clarify and summarize literature. It provides theoretical base for an
investigation that assess in identify research nature. It is a necessary part of research
project and under this opinions of different authors and writers are mentioned.
Literature review is summary of past research on particular topic. With the help of
books, articles, journals and internet researcher can collect information or data about
topic. In given report, different concepts as well as models both are included related to
topic. It will be helpful in provide information in detailed manner. It is basis for an
investigation in each academic area. It discusses the published information or data in
specific subject area with in given period of time. Literature review gives guidance to
specific research topic.
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW MAIN BODY
Concept of employees motivation
On the basis of opinion of Donohoe, 2018, employee motivation refers to factors
which can cause staff members to behave in certain way when they are performing.
Motivation is a necessary factor that helps in enhancing working performance of staff
members in an effective or significant manner. Managers of Vodafone Malta business
firm follow some of the basic strategies to enhance motivation level at workplace and
get their staff members more commitment to objectives of firm. In order to make
workers fell more appreciated or capable, managers of this organization should provide
particular goals to attain them in significant manner. Motivating staff members are vital if
employers are attain maximum productivity by giving better performance. There are
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wide range methods which are available for motivate workers and recognize
achievements. With the help of motivation, employees will be perform in better manner
and they will also be retain at workplace for long period of time.
According to opinion of Nelson, 2018, it has been identified that employees
motivation is a necessary aspect at workplace that leads to performance of department
and an organization. It is necessary to motivate its staff members on continuous basis.
The motivated staff members cab lead to enhance productivity as well as permit firm to
attain high output level. It helps in maximizing the employees commitment towards work
in significant manner. If staff members are working toward goal then they likely to work
in an effective manner. Objectives are necessary motivators because they increase
productivity along with engage workers in daily basis activities. With the help of using
different ways, manager of Vodafone Malta organization can increase motivation of
employees for an instance promotion, bonus, incentives and many others. Motivated
workforce means high productive staff that help in attain objectives of firm. At
workplace, motivation is explained as willingness to exert the high level effort towards
aims of firm that conditioned through ability of effort for satisfy requirement of people. In
addition to this, motivated staff members improve productivity of business along with
competitive benefits.
Benefits of employees motivation on productivity of Vodafone Malta
Employee motivation is more necessary for each firm because of benefits that
brings to an organization. It is a main factor in success along with productivity of
Vodafone Malta business. Managers and employers both remain cognizant to
advantage which accrue to management and labor for keep employees engaged or
motivated. There are some benefits of employees motivation mention below:
Work environment- It is populated through individuals which are engaged in
work, interested in working activities and also appreciative about their position that will
be happy place. If the working environment of firm will be positive then all employees
will work together in a team with out arising any kind of conflict. Through this, staff
members will be more engage in business activities and will try to give their better
participation in firm to enhance productivity of business.
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Productivity- Motivation helps in fill gap among willingness as well as ability to
work. It develops sense of satisfaction in triggers and staff members willingness to hard
work for effective productivity. Employees will work in an effective manner, stay with in
deadlines of task and also assure about completion of work timely. All these things are
helpful in enhance productivity of Vodafone Malta business.
Empowerment- It refers to providing decision making authority and more
responsibility to staff members enhanced realm of control over tasks for which they held
responsible as well as better equipment to carried out tasks or activities. With the help
of this, they will feel that they are important part of business and will work towards
attaining particular objectives of business.
Improved employee efficiency- Efficiency and effectiveness level of employees
is not only depend on their qualifications or capabilities. For Vodafone company, it is
necessary to get better outcomes, workers requires to have good balance among ability
to perform activities in an effective manner. If employer will provide the tasks to
employees on the basis of their interest they they will perform. It can lead to enhance
productivity along with improve efficiency.
Retention and smooth functioning- Motivated staff members will feel more
happy about firm along with the fellow staff members. It will be helpful in minimize
conflict, maintain stability and also keep connected employees with firm for long period
of time. It will be helpful in reduce chance of any dispute and misunderstanding among
workers. On the other hand, motivation will assess in team building and will also
maintain positive communication between them in significant way. Through this, team
will understand decisions of management and will work in a positive manner.
Different ways by which firm can enhance motivation of employees at workplace
Develop positive working environment- Motivation is a necessary factor
behind making business successful. If employees will be motivated then it will be helpful
in attain aim of firm with in given period of time. It is a responsibility of manager to
create positive working environment for employees so that they can perform in better
manner. Idea- sharing and encourage teamwork both are helpful in enhancing
employees motivation. It is helpful in reduce conflict from workplace among employees
and managers.
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Include them in decision making- Employees are main part of an organisation.
They plays a necessary role in attaining business objectives. Managers of Vodafone
Malta organisation should include its staff members in the process of decision making. It
helps in increase their confidence and they will perform in better manner.
Positive communication- In an organisation, positive communication is
necessary. At workplace it is necessary that there should be positive communication
among employees. It is helpful in increase their motivation and involvement in business.
Managers of Vodafone Malta company interact with its employees in better way and
also take any suggestions as well as ideas from them.
Provide incentives- Enhance motivation through giving incentives to work. Firm
can develop the individual incentives for every team members or incentive to motivate
all the workers. Incentives can be in the form of financial or non- financial. In context to
this, financial incentives consists gift cards, cash prizes etc. On the other hand, in non-
financial incentives includes holidays, compressed work weeks, additional vacation
days etc.
Provide Professional Enrichment- On the basis of view point of Maduka and
Okafor, 2014, it has been stated that Encourage the staff members to pursue extra
participation in an industry or firm. In order to increase knowledge of employees,
Vodafone firm conduct seminars or workforce and send them. With the help of these,
skills, knowledge and capabilities of employees will be enhanced in an effective
manner. If a staff members is motivated to upward career path then they offer the
mentoring along with job shadowing opportunities. It is helpful in developing career
related opportunities for employees from professional standpoint.
Share profits- With the help of profit- sharing program and incentive, employees
can be motivated. Under this method, staff members can enhance earning while it will
help in rise in income level. It helps in promote the team work along with collective goal
setting, it also provides the workers a pride sense in ownership as well as can make
improvement in performance and minimise turnover by increase morale of employees.
Relationship between employees motivation and productivity of business
According to view point of Mone and London, 2018 it has been stated that
Motivation is a process of inspiring the people to actions for attain specific objectives.
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Employees need the motivation to feel comfortable as well as good about their job at
workplace. It is a responsibility of manager to increase motivation of employees so that
they can focus towards attain specific aim of firm in a proper manner. Some of the staff
members are money motivated wile others are find the rewards or recognition for
motivating. At workplace, motivation level have direct affect on productivity of employee
as well organization. The employees should understand their responsibilities so that
they can work accordingly in a proper manner. Motivation enhanced willingness of
employees to work thus enhancing effectiveness of firm. In addition to this, employees
motivation has always been issue for managers and leaders. Unmotivated staff
members are likely to be spend less or does not provide any effort in their jobs. It
produces the low quality of work along with reduce productivity of business. On the
other hand, staff members which feel motivated will work in a better way. Vodafone
Malta company is relying on its people for continued growth as well s survival of
business. Staff members are one of the key sustaining component at work place and
manager gives them responsibilities to motivate in an effective manner so that they can
perform well. In addition to this, motivation is a procedure that account for direction,
persistence and intensity of effort towards achieving aims of firm. Motivation is related to
productivity of business. If employees will work for attaining aims of company then
through this sales or productivity of firm will also be enhanced in an effective manner.
CHAPTER 3: LITERATURE REVIEW CONCLUSION
It has been concluded from the above mention report that literature revive
includes view points as well as opinions of different authors or writers in an effective
manner. In order to conduct literature review part, investigator uses the secondary
sources for an instance books journals, internet, magazines, articles and many others.
Through using this, an investigator can collect information or data about specific topic
and get better conclusion. It is concerned with the secondary methods and with the help
of use its sources, researcher can gather data in detailed manner. In this investigation,
all research related questions are specified in detailed manner. Under this research
studied about the employee motivation and also its impact on productivity of business.
Vodafone Malta company increase motivation of its employees in a better manner so
that they can work towards attaining specific aim with in given period of time. Manager
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of this firm uses different ways to motivate its staff members to enhance its performance
level. Different benefits of employees motivation on productivity of Vodafone Malta has
been discussed under this research report.
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