ISSN: 2247-6172;
ISSN-L: 2247-6172

Review of Applied Socio- Economic Research
(Volume 5, Issue 1/ 2013 ), pp. 53
URL: http://www.reaser.eu e-mail: editors@reaser.eu

Employee motivation and organizational performance
Ovidiu-Iliuta Dobre 1+
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The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Abstract. The majority of organizations are competing to survive in this volatile and fierce market environment. Motivation and performance of the employees are essential tools for the success of any organization in the long run. On the one hand, measuring performance is critical to organization’s management, as it highlights the evolution and achievement of the organization. On the other hand, there is a positive relationship between employee motivation and organizational effectiveness, reflected in numerous studies. This paper aims to analyze the drivers of employee motivation to high levels of organizational performance. The literature shows that factors such as empowerment and recognition increase employee motivation. If the empowerment and recognition of employees is increased, their motivation to work will also improve, as well as their accomplishments and the organizational performance. Nevertheless, employee dissatisfactions caused by monotonous jobs and pressure from clients, might weaken the organizational performance. Therefore, jobs absenteeism rates may increase and employees might leave the organization to joint competitors that offer better work conditions and higher incentives. Not all individuals are the same, so each one should be motivated using different strategies. For example, one employee may be motivated by higher commission, while another might be motivated by job satisfaction or a better work environment.

Keywords: motivation, organizational performance, empowerment.
JEL codes: M54.
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Introduction

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