A Comprehensive Report on Motivating Young People in the Workplace

This report delves into the critical topic of motivating young people in a management and organizational behavior context. It emphasizes the significance of motivation in enhancing employee engagement and overall performance. The report explores various motivational factors, including the importance of a positive mindset, incentive programs, and training initiatives. It also examines Maslow's hierarchy of needs as a framework for understanding and addressing the needs of young employees. Furthermore, the report discusses the impact of job security and the creation of a positive workplace culture on employee motivation. A case example of Nestle's motivational strategies is provided. The report concludes with recommendations for fostering a motivated and productive workforce, highlighting the importance of trust, responsibility, and ongoing training. The report suggests that the employee engagement level can be boosted in an effective manner by implementing the suggestions.

Management and organization behavior

Management and Organization behavior
“Motivating Young people”
Introduction
It can be analyzed that motivation is one of the important aspect that helps to enhance the
engagement level of the people towards activities. Without motivation it will not be possible for
the people to give their best towards the activities of the company.
Engagement level can be only enhanced if there proper motivation among the people. It can be
seen that engagement level in the people can assist in boosting the overall relations. So, in this
paper the discussion will be made on boosting the overall motivation level in the people. If
people are engaged in the operations then it is necessary to focus on motivation factor. There are
various factors that can help to boost the overall motivation level of the people. Motivation is
one of the reasons that drive all the actions of the people. It has been seen that positive mindset
of the people is one of the motivation factors for them. If people have the positive mindset then it
can be simple for them to work with dedication towards the assigned work. So, it is important
that they should have positive mindset as it can help the people to be dedicated towards the
overall act they are performing (Carneiro et al., 2014). For example: In the workplace, it can be
seen that for motivation it is important for the employees to have positive mindset which can
help in enhancing overall efficiency of the employees towards their work.
Literature review
According to Hauser 2014, in the workplace the next factor that can help to boost the motivation
level is related with incentives. There should be proper incentive policy which can help in
generating the interest of the employees towards the overall activities which are assigned to
them. Without motivation in the workplace it is not possible for the employees to be dedicated
towards the activities of the company. It is considered as one of the aspect or need which is
necessary for the employees. Incentive given to the employees is one of the factors which help
them to satisfy their basic needs and wants. Also, to retain the employees in the workplace it is
necessary for the company to focus on motivating the employees so that dedication and honesty
factor can be boosted of the people.
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According to Haff and Triplett 2015, Training is also one of the factors that can help the people
to be motivated towards the activities. It can be seen that if proper training is given to the people
then they can easily enhance their skills and knowledge towards the activities. So, to enhance the
motivation level among the people it is important to give them knowledge and also to enhance
their skills so that it can be easy to boost the confidence level of the people in the market
(Massenberg, Spurk and Kauffeld, 2015). Training is considered as the best support that can be
given to the people as it can help in boosting their confidence level towards the overall activities
of the company.
For example: in the workplace, it can be seen that training is one of the important aspect that can
help in boosting the confidence level of the people and also it can assist in attaining goals and
objectives. When young people join the workplace it can be seen that they want training so that it
can be easy for them to grab the overall process of the management in the workplace.
According to Herzberg 2017, for young people, it can be seen that incentive is something which
drive overall interest. It has been seen that in the present scenario, young people have the desire
to earn more and it can be done only when the organization offer attractive incentive scheme to
the people who are managing their routine work.
According to Ganta 2014, it is important to consider the motivation theory so that young people
can be motivated at the time of doing any work. One of the best theories is related with Maslow
theory which focuses on the basic needs of the people. The first step is related with physiological
needs which emphasizes on the biological needs for the human survival. It has been seen that the
basic needs should be fulfilled of the people so that they can generate their interest towards the
activities.
The next factor is related with safety needs in which it has been seen that focus is given
protecting the overall factors like there should be freedom given to the people and also there
should be stability so that people can give their best and maintain the overall behavior of the
people (Poch and Martin, 2015).
Love and belongingness needs are one of the basic physiological factors that should be fulfilled
and also it emphasizes on the human needs which is related with social and feeling of
belongingness. If the needs of the human are fulfilled then it can be easy to enhance the overall
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satisfaction level of the people. Also, if there are effective interpersonal relationships then it can
be easy for the people to maintain their overall behavior towards the activities of the company.
To boost the motivation factor of the employees it can be seen that friendship and trust should be
maintained so that people can feel happy and good towards the overall activities (Kaur, 2013).
The next need is related with esteem needs in which the focus is on the dignity, achievement and
also independence. There should be proper independence and also dignity which is given to the
people as it can help in boosting the overall motivation level of the employees. Also, reputation
and respect should be maintained of the people so that they can feel good and happy towards the
overall activities of the company. Maslow theory also emphasizes on maintaining the need and
respect of the young people as it can enhance the overall motivation. The last step is related with
self-actualization need which emphasizes on realizing the personal potential and also boosts the
personal growth of the people in the society. So, this is one of the best motivation theories which
should be considered to motivate the young people and also it will help to obtain positive
outcome towards the acts which are performed by them (Lepper and Greene, 2015).
If this motivation theory is referred with the employees in the workplace in reference to the
young people, it can be seen that the employee engagement level can be boosted in an effective
manner.
According to Menges et al., 2017, if young people who are appointed at the workplace have no
job security then it can be seen that impact will be on the overall employee engagement level.
Also, job security should be given to the employees as it can be easy to motivate the employees
in the competitive market. This can easily enhance the job satisfaction of the employees towards
the work. They will try to give their best towards the overall activities of the company. Also,
esteem need emphasize on the stability and value that should be given to the people so that it can
be easy to boost motivation. The last factor is related with the self-actualization needs which
emphasizes on the overall desires that should be developed so that positive outcome can be
attained. It is important that desires and wants should be maintained so that the workers can give
work with honesty towards the work. The theory of Maslow can help in maintaining the
engagement level of the employees (Pinder, 2014).
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Opinion and suggestions
It can be stated that to motivate the young people it is important to show trust and also it should
be maintained so that they can feel motivated and happy. By inspiring the people and by showing
them respect it can be easy to motivate the people. Without maintaining trust it can be difficult to
boost the motivation factor of the people. People are only motivated when the trust is generated
between the people and without trust it can be difficult to manage the actions with dedication
(Reeve, 2014). Also, responsibility should be given to the people so that it can be easy to attain
the positive results. By giving responsibility it can be easy to motivate the young people. It has
been seen that factor of motivation is one of the important aspect that should be considered in
relation to the people. When responsibility is given to the young people then they feel good and
happy and also it can be easy for them to work with dedication towards the work (Miner, 2015).
Motivation to the young people can also be given if the positive culture is created. It can be seen
that it is important to maintain the positive culture as it can help to achieve positive outcome.
Without positive culture it can be difficult for the employees to feel good and happy towards the
entire operations. Positivity is also the responsibility of the people who are living around them as
it can help them to create positive mindset towards the entire activities. So, one of the essential
factor related to motivating people is culture which should be positive as it can help in
accomplishing the positive outcome (Leary and Baumeister, 2017).
Case example
For example: It can be seen that Nestle is one of the famous company which offers proper
incentives to the employees. It can be seen that as the company emphasizes on giving reward
people get motivated and happy. By enhancing the motivation it can be easy for them to give
their best towards the overall activities in the workplace.
Analysis
It has been seen that the main motive of the company is to work of the employee development
and also on making the workers productive as it can help them to achieve the set goals and
targets. The main focus of the company is on promoting the safety culture as it can help to attain
the positive outcome. Nestle also launched the Nescare program for the workers in which they
connect with the employees. It can be seen that various factors are considered like competitive
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pay, high quality healthcare and benefit program, financial assistance and also the life benefits.
By considering the esteem needs it can be seen that Nestle assist the United Nations Global
compacts which guide the basic human rights. The company also supports the overall
international human rights as it can help to motivate the employees in the workplace. The main
policy of Nestle is to consider the commitment level as it can maintain sustainability. The
company also adhere the international chamber of commerce business for sustainable
development. This charter also needs the establishment of the policies, programs and practices
so that it can be easy to maintain the environmental factors in an effective manner. So, these are
the factors which also relates with the overall Maslow theory and also it boost the overall
motivation factor of the employees in the competitive market (Stoyanov, 2017).
Conclusion and recommendations
So, by analyzing the report it can be concluded that it is important to motivate the people so that
they can give their best towards the assigned activities. If there is motivation level then it can be
easy to achieve positive outcome in the competitive market. Also, it is recommended that to
motivate the employees training is one of the factor on which the focus should be given so that it
can be easy to achieve positive outcome in the competitive market. The Companies should also
focus on motivating the employees as it can help them to compete with the competitors who are
prevailing in the market. So, motivation in to the young people can be considered as the
important aspect that can help to attain the set goals and objectives.
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