Organizational Behavior: Impact of Motivation on Performance Report

This report analyzes various motivational theories and their impact on organizational behavior and employee performance. It begins with an introduction to the importance of motivation in generating productive performance and addresses the challenges faced by organizations in this area. The report examines different motivational approaches, including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Equity Theory, and Cognitive Evaluation Theory, and discusses how they can be applied to improve employee engagement and productivity. It explores both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators, such as compensation, rewards, recognition, and the work environment. The report highlights the role of managers and the HR department in fostering a motivating work environment and concludes by emphasizing the importance of motivation in achieving organizational goals and generating profit and revenue.

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Introduction
The assignment helps in analysis of the different motivational theories that will help in
generating productive performance of the different organizations. The different motivational
approaches have to be analyzed in such a manner that this will help the different managers in the
organization to analyze the differences in the performance of the employees. Proper analysis and
evaluation requires to be done in order to analyze the role of the higher official managers in
different organizations.
The main aim and purpose of the report helps in analysis of the potential problems that is
faced by the different organizations. The different kind of motivational theories has to be
implemented in such a manner that this will help in formulation of the managerial kind of
interventions. In order to solve the different issues in the organization, developments have been
undertaken by the officials of the different companies with the help of motivational theories.
The structure of the assignment includes the evaluation of the different theories and
strategies that will be implemented by the different companies. The different kind of
motivational theories has to be discussed, as this will help in improvement of the performance of
the employees.
Influence of motivation on productive performance and assessment of the impacts faced by
managers on different organizations
There are different organizations in the entire world that are competing in nature, as there
are various challenges that are having huge implications on it. The different companies and the
managers of the company have to understand the different factors that can hugely influence the
performance of the employees in the organization. This is the sole responsibility of the different

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organizations, as this will help in understanding the issues faced by the employees in the
different kind of organizations. The motivation has to be provided to the employees in the
organization, as this will help them in looking into the performance of the employees. The proper
usage of the different tools has to be adopted, as this will help in motivating the employees to
perform better and generate huge productivity in the organization as well (Lazaroiu 2015).
The central issue in the different organizations is relating to the motivation that has to be
provided to the employees in the organization. It has been seen that there are employees who are
less motivated in the organization and they do not perform properly to complete their different
tasks as well. These kinds of employees are the ones who provide low quality work and this is
one of the major issues faced by the organizations. On the other hand, there are employees who
are motivated in nature and they perform better and generate huge productivity as well. These
kinds of employees are creative and productive in nature and they are the ones who deliver high
quality work. Therefore, it can be seen that motivation is one the crucial elements that will have
huge effect on the productivity of the organization.
There is different kind of organizations in the entire market wherein there are different
techniques that has been designed by them in order to motivate the employees and take proper
care of the different issues faced by the employees as well. The different and useful tactics that
are designed by the organizations in such a manner that this helps the employees in staying
focused on the goals of the organization. In order to motivate the employees and encourage them
to perform better, the companies have applied different kind of compensation programs, rewards
and recognition along with promotions (Kim et al. 2017).

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Wojtaszek (2016) commented that the human resource management department has huge
role to play in motivating the different employees in the organization. The main purpose of the
Human Resource Management is to encourage employees in the organization, as this will help
them in performing better in the organization. Furthermore, on the other hand Van Knippenberg
et al. (2015) commented that employees needs to be self motivated in nature as the main purpose
of the HR department is to select and recruit employees in the organization. The training and
development is required to be done by HR department, however the employees need to analyze
their own skills and perform better accordingly.
Strom et al. (2014) commented that proper rewards as well as recognition has to be
provided to the employees that could be financial along with non-financial in nature. It is
important that the managers in the different organization should include the non-financial
rewards, as they are essential in nature. There have been different researches that have stated that
there are different organizations that do not focus on the non-financial rewards and they end up
committing mistakes at the end as well. However, Howard et al. (2016) commented that
monetary rewards are essential tool and they have more potentiality. The monetary benefits
include fat pay cheque for performing well in the organization can motivate them accordingly. In
order to motivate the employees in the organization, the employees in the organization have to be
provided with different incentives as well as other bonuses (Mostafa, Gould‐Williams and
Bottomley 2015).
There are different theories on motivation that can be applied by different organizations,
as this will help in understanding the different factors that has to be adopted in order to improve
their performance. Maslow’s Hierarchy Theory has been applied by different organizations, as

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this will help in analyzing the needs of the employees in the organization. The requirements are
analyzed in the following manner:
Requirements Job/Work
Physiological Basic amount of salary that is provided to the
employees in the organization
Safety Security related to the job along with insurance and
health
Security Different teams, departments, supervisors and
subordinates
Esteem Recognition at office that includes high status with
responsibilities
Self actualization Advancement and training of employees, growth of
the employees in performing their tasks
According to Maslow’s Hierarchy Theory, it can be analyzed that the needs of the
employees has to be understood in such a manner that this will help in understanding the
priorities of the employees. Proper satisfaction of the employees is essential in nature as this will
help them in performing well and generate huge productivity in the entire organization as well
(Gupta and Shaw 2014).
There are different organizations can apply the equity theory as well in order to motivate
the different employees in the organizations in an effective manner. The main motto of the
Equity theory is to motivate the employees as per their performance (Olafsen et al. 2015). The
managers of the organization has to create a motivating and proper working environment as this

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will help the employees in working hard with application of their creativity in the organization.
The managers of the organization has to apply Equity theory in such a manner that this will help
in performing better in the organization.
Lastly, the cognitive analysis theory can be applied by the different organizations as this
helps in providing both intrinsic as well as extrinsic motivational influences to the organization.
Both extrinsic and intrinsic factors are important in nature as this will help employees in
performing better in the organization and generate huge productivity as well (Deci and Ryan
2014). The intrinsic motivators include achievement, competence along with responsibility that
is based on the internal environment. Furthermore, extrinsic factors include the environmental
factors that will help in including the feedback along with promotion of the employees in the
organization (Njoroge and Yazdanifard 2014). The working condition of the organizations helps
in improving the productivity of the employees.
Extrinsic Motivators Intrinsic Motivators
Payment to the employees in the organization in an
effective manner
Achievement
Feedback and promotion provided to the employees
as per their tasks performed by them
Competence
Proper condition of the organization is essential Responsibility
From the different theories related to motivation, it can be analyzed that motivation is
essential in nature for generating huge productivity in the entire organization. As to encourage
and improve the productivity of the employees in the organization, this is essential for the
organizations to take proper care of the employees along with the working condition wherein

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they are performing their tasks (Afsar, Badir and Kiani 2016). The productive performance plays
an essential role as this will help in performing better and achieve the goals in the organization as
well. The productive performance can be achieved by the entire organization with
implementation of different motivational theories in the organization.
Conclusion
Therefore, it can be inferred that motivation plays an essential role in different
organizations as this helps in generating huge productivity in the organization. In order to
generate huge productivity and help the employees in performing better, the organizations have
applied the different motivational theories such as equity, cognitive analysis theory and
Maslow’s Hierarchy theory. The reward management such as monetary and non-monetary
incentives has been provided to the employees in the organization that helped in motivating the
employees, as this is essential to generate profit and revenues in the company. Lastly, the
managers of the different organizations along with HR department helped in motivating the
employees and gain productivity in the organization as well.

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