Research Project: Impact of Motivation on Performance in Morrison's

This research project assesses the impact of employee motivation on performance within Morrison's. It aims to analyze the concept of employee motivation, explore the application of various motivational theories within Morrison's, understand the relationship between employee motivation and increased productivity, and recommend strategies for enhancing employee motivation. The project identifies key themes such as the importance of employee motivation, its impact on production, the usefulness of motivational theories, the link between motivation and productivity, the potential threat of unmotivated employees, and the role of motivation in maximizing productivity. Recommendations include fostering a happier and healthier work environment, reducing employee turnover through increments and incentives, and focusing on employee well-being to improve focus and productivity. The research draws upon various references to support its findings and suggestions for Morrison's to improve employee motivation and overall company performance.

RESEARCH PROJECT
TASK 4

Overview
 Motivation can be considered as a very effective tool in providing a sort of
encouragement to the employees so that they can also consider the fact that they are an
important part of the company.
 By this way, the employees at Morrison's can focus much better on the work, thus help the
company in achieving all the targets and goals at a much faster rate.
 So, Morrison's can involve various ways by which they can provide a better level of
motivation to the employees.

Aims and Objectives
Aim
To assess the impact of motivation on employee's performance in Morrison's
Objectives
 To analyse the concept of employee motivation
 To analyse the use of various motivational theories in Morrison's for motivating
employees.
 To understand the relationship between employee motivation and increasing productivity
of employees in Morrison's
 To recommend ways of motivating employees by different means in Morrison's.

Theme 1 : Employee motivation is important in Morrison's

Theme 2 : Motivating employees can actually bring more
production to the Morrison's

Theme 3 : Motivational theories are helpful to be applied

Theme 4 : There is a relationship within motivating
employees and maximizing productivity

Theme 5 : Less motivated employees can act as a threat to
the Morrison's

Theme 6 : Employee motivation can help Morrison's in
maximizing productivity

Recommendations
 The Morrison's can involve these means in order to provide a sort of motivation and
encouragement to the employees.
 Along with a happier and healthier environment in the work place, it will also help in
reducing the issue of employee turnover in Morrison's.
 Thus, an efficient amount of staff can help in achieving all the targets and goals of the
company and that too in faster rates.
 So, Morrison's should focus on providing some increments and incentives to the
employees, as a sort of encouragement to the employees.
 By such means, the employees also consider the fact that they are important for the
company which helps in maintaining their focus on the work more better.

References
 Cerasoli, C. P., Nicklin, J. M. and Ford, M. T., 2014. Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic
incentives jointly predict performance: A 40-year meta-analysis. Psychological
bulletin. 140(4). p.980.
 Gardner, T. M., Wright, P. M. and Moynihan, L. M., 2011. The impact of motivation,
empowerment, and skill‐enhancing practices on aggregate voluntary turnover: The
mediating effect of collective affective commitment. Personnel psychology. 64(2).
pp.315-350.
 Grant, A. M., 2012. Leading with meaning: Beneficiary contact, prosocial impact, and the
performance effects of transformational leadership. Academy of Management
Journal. 55(2). pp.458-476.

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