BSc (Hons) Business Management - BMP3004: World of Work Motivation

This report, submitted for a BSc (Hons) in Business Management, explores the concept of employee motivation within the context of the world of work. It begins by defining motivation and examining factors that influence it, including Maslow's hierarchy of needs and the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. The report then details various factors that motivate employees, such as salary, promotion opportunities, and a positive work environment, while also addressing the negative factors like ineffective communication, poor management, and lack of employee involvement. It further provides strategies for coping with these negative aspects, such as reducing workload, developing effective communication, and fostering equality in the workplace. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of motivation in enhancing employee performance and contributing to the overall success of a business.

BSc (Hons) Business Management with
Foundation
BMP3004
World of Work
Understanding why people work
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Contents
Introduction 3
What does Motivation Mean? 3
The various factors which motivate employees to work
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The positive factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles 4
The negative factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles 5
Strategies to cope with negative factors employees
experience as a result of their job roles 6
Conclusion 6
References 7

Introduction
In the economy it is very important for the people to earn so that they can live an
healthy lifestyle. Every individual work to earn money so that their basic needs can
be satisfied properly. working in any profession helps in enhancing the knowledge of
the individual so that their goals can be achieved successfully. If the skills of the
individual get enhanced then it helps the providing innovative ideas to the business
so that there profit can be increased in the economy. It is essential for the individual
to choose the right profession so that they can face any issue while performing their
assign task.It is responsibility of the business to provide healthy working environment
to the employees so that their performance can be enhanced in the business. if the
employees will remain motivated towards their work then it will increase the revenue
margin of the company. In this report it will be analysed that that what are the factors
that motivate the employees and positive and negative factors which affect the
performance of the employees (Piacentini, 2019).
What does Motivation Mean?
Motivation is basically the inner capacity of the employees Motivating the employees in
the business helps in increasing the performance of the employees in the business. if the
leader of the business will motivate their employee then it will helps in providing the
competitive advantage to the business in the market so that they can enhance the
productivity of the company in the economy. There are different factors which motivates
the employees. Maslow's need theory is a hypothesis of brain science clarifying human
inspiration. The hypothesis expresses that people are spurred to satisfy their necessities
in a progressive request. This request starts with the most fundamental necessities prior
to proceeding onward to further developed requirements Intrinsic and extrinsic inspiration
are two kinds of conduct incitement (Hadgraft, 2018). Extraneous inspiration is the
incitement of conduct through different outside factors. Natural inspiration is a conduct
impetus driven by a craving for individual fulfillment or satisfaction. Note that both
outward and inborn inspiration compare with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Outward
inspiration matches with the security needs in the progression, while natural inspiration
agrees with regard and self-completion needs.
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The various factors which motivate employees to work
Salary: Providing the good pay to the employees as per the work will helps in creating
positivity in the mind of the employee it will also helps in developing the positive images
of the company in the market so that more profit can be earned in the business. Every
individual works for the money in the business if they will get proper pay scale in the
business then it will helps in increasing the productivity of the organisation. Increasing
the pay scale of the employees will helps in enhancing the overall services of the
business (Panagiotou, 2019).
Promotion: development of the career helps in motivating the employee more
because if the career growth will be given to the employee they will work more
towards the services of the business. business to promote the employee to another
level so that their career growth can take place effectively in the business. Career
growth of the employees helps in long term survival of the business in the
marketplace. If the career of the individual will not get developed then it will be
difficult for the business to retain the employees in the organisation.
Work Environment: If the business will not provide proper working environment to
the employees then it will affect their performance in the business. Positive working
environment helps in reducing the stress of the employees in the business due to which
their performance gets enhanced. Profit of the business depends on the services which
employees provide to the business. positive working environment helps in increasing the
productivity of the business in the marketplace.
The positive factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles
 Variety of work: organisation should provide different task to the employees
so that interest of the employees can be maintained and ability of the
employees can be increase providing the sale work to the employees can
affect the interest level of the employees due to which working environment
can also get affected (Nikitas, 2018).
 Provide proper guidance: If the employees will get proper guidance from their
leaders and managers then it can helps in improving the overall work of the
employees. Proper guidance from the leaders helps in maintaining the healthy
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working environment in the business which will helps in achieving the targets
of the business in the short period of time.
 Good atmosphere: Providing the good working environment to the employees
helps in creating a friendly relationship between the co workers in the
business. It helps in developing the positive environment in the business so
that more profit in the business can be developed. Positivity in the business
helps in effective strategies formulation in the business so that smooth
working in the business can take place (Greenbaum, 2020). If the
organisation will not develop proper working environment in the business then
it can affect the growth of the business in the market due to which its
functioning in the market will also get affected in the marketplace.
The negative factors employees experience as a result of
their job roles
 Ineffective communication: If the proper communication will not take place in
the business then it can affect performance of the employees in the
organisation due to which it can create loss in the business. proper
communication is very important for the effective performance of the
company. miscommunication can create various conflict in the business due
to which effective management will not take place. Management in the
business can be done by maintaining an good communication in the business
so that revenue generating power of the business can be increased.
 Poor management: If the organisation will have poor management in the
business the then can affect the working ability of the employees because it
will increase the workload in the business due to which company will not be
able to achieve it goals effectively (Alberti, 2018). Management helps in
proper utilising of resources in the business so that chances of loss can be
eliminated in the business.
 Lack of involvement of the employees: managers and leaders should involve
their employees in the decision making so that skills and confidence of the
employees can get developed. Involving the employees will helps in providing
various new ideas to the business due to which their efficiency will get
increased and they will feel involved in the business activities so that growth
of the company can be increased by generating more profit in the business.
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 Few opportunities to high performers: If the proper growth opportunities will be
not given to the employees then it will force the employees to leave the
organisation due to which company sustainability can also get affected in the
economy. If the employees will not get appraised for the work which they are
doing for the business then it can affect their services of the company for
motivating the employees in the business (Gregory, 2018). it is important to
promote the employees as per the hard work which they are doing for the
business.
Strategies to cope with negative factors employees
experience as a result of their job roles
 Reducing the workload: Organisation should not provide the workload
on the employees because if can affect their performance in the
business if the organisation will reduce the workload of the employees
it will help in developing proper working environment in the business.
 Developing an effective communication: Effective communication in the
business helps in eliminating the negativity in the business so that
growth chances of the company can be increased and profit can be
developed (Anitha, 2019).
 Develop equality in the business: If the organisation will treat their
employees with equality then it will further reflect in the performance of
the employees. Equality in the business helps in enhancing the
services of the company which they are providing to the customers.
Conclusion
As per the above report it has been observed that motivation helps in increasing
ability of the employees in the business it helps in providing the growth opportunities
to the business so that revenue of the company can also get increased in the
marketplace. There are various factors which can affect the performance of the
employees in the business on the basis of which performance of the company
depends. Negative and positive factors in the company can impact the goodwill of
the business due to which training the employees accordingly in the business is very
important so that smooth functioning of the company can take place.
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