...Happy, satisfied employees are more productive and have higher morale versus Money is the only motivator that increases employee success on the job. Introduction The two conflicting points of view in relation to the motivation and productivity of employees are very essential in selecting the most appropriate view about performance and effectiveness of business operations. Most business organizations struggle a lot in motivation and reward of employees towards improvement in the performance of the organization. Some organizations put emphasis and focus on the happiness and satisfaction of employees at the job in order to boost their morale as well as improving the performance of the business operations and activities. Such organizations focus on the morale and the happiness of the employees as the main determinant of the operations and performance at the job or tasks of the organization. On the other hand, some organizations focus on money as the main motivator towards the performance and operations within an organization. They consider the remuneration and salaries as the main matter of consideration that influence profitability and efficiency of operations of the business in an organization. The point of view relating to money as the main motivator, focus on money as the main source of energy and motivation towards improving the energy and performance of the employees at the operations of the organization (http://reaser.eu/RePec/rse/wpaper/R5_5_DobreOvidiuIliuta_p53_60...
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...this is not the case in South Africa. Research purpose: The purpose of the study is to determine whether transformational leadership has a beneficial relationship with subordinate leadership acceptance, job performance and job satisfaction. Motivation for the study: Leadership is a critical issue that the public sector needs to address in order to survive and succeed in today’s unstable environment. According to Groenewald and Ashfield (2008), transformational leadership could reduce the effects of uncertainty and change that comes with new leaders and help employees to achieve their objectives. Research design, approach and method: The sample comprised 1050 full-time employees in the public sector based in head offices. The measuring instruments included the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), the Leadership Acceptance Scale (LAS), the Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) and the Job Performance Survey (JPS). Main findings: Transformational leadership had a positive correlation with subordinate leadership acceptance, performance and job satisfaction. Practical/managerial implications: Managers can train public sector leaders to be transformational leaders because of the adverse effect lack of transformation can have on employees’ attitudes in areas like satisfaction, performance and commitment....
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...and Job Satisfaction BUS 520 – Leadership and Organizatinal Behavior . Emotion, attitude and job satisfaction can influence decision-making. A poor decision-making is an effect of negative behavior or mood and can interfere with a person’s job or decision-making. Job satisfaction is another way whereby employees can be influence. Emotions determine job satisfaction (and vice-versa) and how employees attitude influence the performance of the organization. Having all these traits can be asset to all the managers and directors in a company whose job is to entail the planning and decision-making. Making sense on how people behave can depend on understanding their attitudes. Some people can have emotional attachments toward the company they work for (and some don’t). Managers can have some strong influence over the satisfaction of employees and how they are treated fairly. Managers have a collection of feelings and beliefs that can be strongly attached to job satisfaction. I have come to notice that ambition can negatively influence job satisfaction more so in making decisions in part of the roles that the employees play. Job satisfaction in other words, can be placed as a positive emotional state resulting from a great culture to another, providing better chances to employee’s participation in decision-making. Job satisfaction can be one-dimensional if it comprises evaluation in the interest of employee’s attitudes. Later in life job satisfaction can be...
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...Taylor & Francis G K Compensation, esteem valence and job performance: an empirical assessment of Alderfer's ERG theory CA. Arnolds and Christo Boshoff Abstract Improving the job perfomiance of employees has been the focus of many motivation theories, especially the need theories. These theories have however been questioned because of a lack of research on the causal relationship between need satisfaction and job perfonnance. Research on the link between the need satisfaction-job performance relationship and individual personality differences among people has also been neglected. This study addresses these research gaps as far as the intervening influence of personality variables on the need satisfaction-job performance relationship is concemed. The present study investigates the influence of need satisfaction (as suggested by the Alderfer theory) on self-esteem (the personality trait) and the influence of self-esteem on perfonnance intention (the surrogate measure for job performance) of top managers and frontline employees. The empirical results show that esteem as a personality variable exerts a significant influence on the job performance of both top managers and frontline employees. These and other findings provide important guidelines for managers on how to address the motivational needs of top managers and frontline employees in order to improve their job performance. Keywords Job performance; esteem valence; existence needs; relatedness needs; growth...
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...Strategy Job motivation and stress factors What is the relationship between job motivation and stress factors and how do they contribute to overall job satisfaction? 6751 words Stefan Geurts ANR: 476831 Bachelor Thesis Organization & Strategy Preface After finishing my bachelor degree in the summer of 2008, I started a pre-master program at Tilburg University. Writing this thesis is the final assignment that has to be completed, in order to proceed to the master Strategic Management in the next academic year. I would like to thank Mr. D.P. Kroon and my group members for giving feedback and guiding me during this assignment. 2 Bachelor Thesis Organization & Strategy Executive summary This paper examines the relationships between job motivation, stress and satisfaction based on former literature. In general motivation is positively related to satisfaction and stress is negatively related to satisfaction. According to Herzberg (1987) job motivation is determined by motivators and hygiene factors. Motivators lead to satisfaction, absence of hygiene factors leads to dissatisfaction. Important motivators are achievement, recognition, work itself, responsibility and growth or advancement. The main hygiene factors are company policy and administration, supervision, interpersonal relationships, working conditions, salary, status and security. When trying to increase motivational potential of jobs, managers have to increase the motivators on the job, this is called job enrichment...
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...Plan for Positive Influence Through various behavioral assessments employers can determine best practices to improve employee motivation, satisfaction, and performance. Measurement tools can include assessments of employee personality traits and characteristics, work behaviors and attitudes, and job involvement and satisfaction. By using the information gathered from these assessments, employers can develop comprehensive plans to improve relational processes to bring together different individuals to work together in productive ways. For example, employees who have differing values, personalities, and emotional intelligence can learn new behavioral patterns to successfully collaborate in the workplace. Team members completed several example assessments to determine behavioral factors such as predominant personality style, emotional intelligence, and attitudes regarding job satisfaction, involvement, and workplace diversity. Employers can use personality assessments to determine how employees will work in some areas (Robbins & Judge, 2007). For example, personality styles of the team were dominant and interactive; indicating that team members would be complimentary when dealing with clients. According to data outlined in the DISC Platinum Rule Behavioral Style Assessment, individuals with interactive personality styles possess skills that are influential with developing relationships to accomplish goals and are more relationship-oriented then task-oriented (Alessandra...
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...Effects of spiritual training and development programs on Government banks to enhance the performance Advanced Research Method Final Project Report Submitted By: Rana Sajid Ali ID: 12123010 Submitted To: Ma’am Tasneem Akhtar Due Date: 17-07-2015 Acknowledgement I would like to pay gratitude from the deepest core of my heart to the Allah Almighty, who never cease in loving us and for the continued guidance and protection and aided me with the strength, wisdom, patience to complete this term paper on time. The deepest gratitude and warmest appreciation to our respected and worthy teacher Dr. Tasneem Akhter for her guidance and support in the duration of the study, her timely guidance and motivation as well as her endless encouraging behavior throughout the duration of this research paper have been exemplary. DEDICATION I am dedicating this report to my parents who were always there to support me with guidance, their precious time and holding my hand at each step. It is also dedicated to my teachers whose utmost love, care and struggle against all odds, brought me to this height of knowledge by the benevolence of Almighty (ALLAH). Table of contents Items | 1. Introduction | 1.1 Rational of Study | 1.2 Significance of Study | 1.3 Problem Statement | 1.4 Aim of Study | 1.5 Research Questions | 1.6 Research Objectives | 1.7 Delimitation of Study | 2. Literature Review | 3. Framework | Hypothesis | 4. Research Methodology...
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...MOTIVATION AND JOB SATISFACTION Motivation and Job Satisfaction Introduction This paper is going to look at motivation in corporations, and its necessity to company managers within organizations. To begin with, it is essential to note that employee motivation is one of the most essential aspects that every manager within an organization should address and look at. Staff motivation, as it will be seen in this paper from a detailed perspective, is of great necessity to company managers because it is one of the strongest agents that the corporation banks on to achieve its goals and objectives. At the same time, motivation is necessary in order to develop the employees’ capabilities, skill, expertise, experience and intellectual capital at large (Deci, 1971). This is only achievable if the employees are highly motivated by the corporation managers and the concerned parties such as the human resource department. This is one of the areas that this paper will critically address. Employees’ satisfaction is one of the most essential elements and propellers of motivation at work. This paper will look at job satisfaction and its relation to employee motivation from a critical perspective (Rugman, 2002). In order to achieve this, several models will be analyzed and looked at, considering that they are some of the factors that will assist in understanding employees’ motivation and job satisfaction. The aim of this paper, therefore...
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...leads to an effective productivity. To ensure this productivity, the organization has to create comfortable and satisfying condition for their employees so that they get job satisfaction. Job satisfaction affects emotions and beliefs that each employee has about their work and their job. Job satisfaction is the result of employees’ perception which is viewed as important to them. There are several factors that affect an employee’s satisfaction on his/her job. Our paper looks forward to applying the theories and methods of sociology and organizational behavior to clear the impact of job satisfaction to the working’s environment in general and to National Economics University’s organization in particular. From the analysis of these impacts, we can take some recommendation to improve the university’s organizational effectiveness. 2. Objectives * Broad objective The main objective of this study is to define clearly how job satisfaction influences employees in general and also in staff at National Economics University. * Specific objective * To identify the importance of job satisfaction and the factors those influence the job satisfaction of teacher and employees working at National Economics University. * To identify employees’ perception in their job. * To offer alternative suggestions to improve the job satisfaction level at National Economics University. 3. Overview of National Economics University National Economics University (NEU) is a top national...
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...EMPLOYEE ATTITUDES AND JOB SATISFACTION Lise M. Saari and Timothy A. Judge This article identifies three major gaps between HR practice and the scientific research in the area of employee attitudes in general and the most focal employee attitude in particular—job satisfaction: (1) the causes of employee attitudes, (2) the results of positive or negative job satisfaction, and (3) how to measure and influence employee attitudes. Suggestions for practitioners are provided on how to close the gaps in knowledge and for evaluating implemented practices. Future research will likely focus on greater understanding of personal characteristics, such as emotion, in defining job satisfaction and how employee attitudes influence organizational performance. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. “Happy employees are productive employees.” “Happy employees are not productive employees.” We hear these conflicting statements made by HR professionals and managers in organizations. There is confusion and debate among practitioners on the topic of employee attitudes and job satisfaction— even at a time when employees are increasingly important for organizational success and competitiveness. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to provide greater understanding of the research on this topic and give recommendations related to the major practitioner knowledge gaps. As indicated indirectly in a study of HR professionals (Rynes, Colbert, & Brown, 2002), as well as based on our experience, the major...
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...Can HRM Practices Improve Job Satisfaction of Ready Made Garment (RMG) Workers in Bangladesh? An Alternative Solution to Recent Unrest Background of the study Ready Made Garment (RMG) is one of the successful manufacturing sectors with greater contribution to the national economy of Bangladesh. The industry started its journey in late 1970s and enjoyed a rapid rise from 30 enterprises in 1980 increased to more than 5000 in 2014. Average growth rate of this sector was over 20% per over the last two decades. RMG is the main source of export for the last 25 years. This single sector alone earns about 80% of yearly foreign exchange of the country. Its contribution to GDP reaches 13% in fiscal year 2009-2010. This sector employs more than 3 billion people in Bangladesh of whom 90% are women from rural family. Thus this sector is playing a vital role in socioeconomic development of the country. But this sector is struggling with a number of problems. Conflict between owners and workers, labor unrest, shortage of gas and electricity, poor infrastructure, poor port facility, conspiracy of home and abroad are posing a great threat to its survival. In recent time, labor unrest in the RMG sector has been a matter of serious concern. Almost every day electronic and print media cover news of labor unrest in RMG sector in one place or another across the country. Job dissatisfaction have been the prime causes of recent labor unrests across the country. This job dissatisfaction of RMG workers...
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...Employee satisfaction is an important factor for managers within any organisation, creating and obtaining satisfied employees not only increases job performance but also undoubtedly increases the performance of the organisation (Abu-Shamaa, Al-Rabayah & Khasawneh, 2015). An employee’s satisfaction is usually derived from job satisfaction and personal attitudes towards the organisation and its superiors. The debate is whether managers can create happy, productive and satisfied employees or if this notion of employee satisfaction is based upon biological makeup. Research has suggested that managers can create satisfied employees and that having an authentic leadership style in relation to attitudes and job satisfaction is effective in creating a happier and healthier work environment (Wong & Laschinger 2012). Employee satisfaction and job satisfaction are closely interrelated, Job satisfaction is defined by Locke (1983) as being a positive statement about employee’s thoughts related to assessments of job and job experiences (Tepret & Tuna 2015) and can be obtained by mentally challenging work, extrinsic and intrinsic rewards, supportive working conditions and supportive colleagues (Robbins et al 2014). Job satisfaction is an attitude and is distinguished with cognitive evaluation, which include affect (emotion), beliefs and behaviours (Ali, Edwin & Tirimba 2015). Attitudes reflect how we feel about something, they are evaluative statements that can be either positive...
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...unmotivated and unhappy in their jobs. According to research by Investors in People in 2017 1 in 3 UK workers are not happy in their current jobs and 1 in 4 are actively searching for a new job. Job satisfaction has become increasingly important in the workplace, a high job satisfaction can lead to higher motivation and higher productivity in employees. Cropanzano and Wright (2001) found that less happy employees are more sensitive to threats and are more defensive around co-workers, this could lead to fallings out with co-workers and could affect the performance of team working tasks with in the workplace. Employers are starting to realise the importance of job satisfaction...
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...Environment and Employees Performance With Reference to Multan, Pakistan Muhammad Arif Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Email:- arifkhokhar50@gmail.com M.Irfan Khan Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Email:- iffibzuen@gmail.com Faisal Saeed Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Email:-faisalsaeed364@yahoo.com Muhammad Zain Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Email:-muhammadzain_12@hotmail.com Seemab Zehra Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan Email:-seemabzahra@rocketmail.com ABSTRACT This study measures the impact of organizational environment on the employees’ performance. We have conducted a general survey by well structured questionnaire through convenience sampling. Survey has been conducted across a sample of 100 employees. We have selected six various organizations of Multan as sample case including HBL, Bank Al Habib, Toyota Motors, Mehran Traders and Packages Limited and data has been collected from the employees of various department of the above mentioned organizations. We have taken five major factors (work load, satisfaction, job insecurity, creativity and counterproductive work behavior to measure the influence of organizational environment on the performance of employees. The mean analysis of employees suggests that organizational environment has a strong influence on the performance of employees. It is very interesting to know that there exists no significant difference between both male and female employees respondent...
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...Motivation in the Work Place Varying employee needs lead to different kinds of motivation. Different kinds of motivation influence employees’ job satisfaction. Employees’ motivation will be affected by factors such as occupation, gender, social culture and organisational structure. This study will attempt to explore the differences in motivation between core-workers and periphery workers, and whether these differences in motivators are distinctive. The literature revealed that similar motivators may not be necessarily applicable to employees working at different levels but most of the literary work did confirm that intrinsic and extrinsic motivation leads to job satisfaction in the work place. Hence, the aim of this study is to investigate and ascertain whether there are distinctive motivators for employees working at different levels in the work place. The literature review enabled the researcher to understand the various theories of motivation and the environmental and cultural influences on motivational approaches. The research paradigm which is primarily derived from the positivists’ philosophy helped the researcher to test the formulated hypothesis based on the literature review. The researcher developed an online questionnaire to collect primary data regarding the motivational levels in the work place, with the intent of exploring each individual’s motivation in their respective positions. The questionnaire was distributed using email in the UK. The responses from...
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