Organization Behaviour: Motivation

Organization Behaviour: Motivation

Introduction

Organizational behavior entails the interaction of individuals in an entity. Organizational behavior is essential in the proper running of an organization. Due to its relevance, appropriate organization behavior has been adopted by the HRM to ensure that there is a smooth running of the entity by ensuring that the potential of each individual is identified. Motivation is essential in an organization to ensure that the objectives of an object are met with ease. This paper will focus on the role of Motivation in an organization and how the performance of the employees is utilized to see the complete transformation of the organization.

The inner force that pushes individuals to do a particular thing is commonly referred to as Motivation. Employees require Motivation as it creates the desire and improves on the energy that the employees require to do their daily routines to achieve the overall goals Motivation that is needed can be found either internally or externally for employees to perform adequately. The global organization is based on the Motivation that the employees as it does not only boost the performance but also facilitates the retention of the employees in the organization For Motivation to be sufficient, there is the need to understand the psychological situation as well as the impact created on the individuals.

Reason for Employee motivation

Motivation is essential for every entity; hence many employers have the culture of motivating employees. The goals of an organization are not only attained, but Motivation is making employees improve on performance at the same time they become more productive and reduce the turnover. An organization that don does not motivate employees more often, employees waste the organization’s time and resources and only work for the salary. (Pinder, 2004).e.

Employees tend to put their best efforts into an activity where they feel they are motivated. This facilitates an easier achievement of the organization’s goals. Where employees are satisfied in their work, employees become more satisfied and get the zeal to work in the organization hence reducing the turnover.

Employees should be motivated at all times to encourage them to be creative, hardworking, and become innovative enough. The fact they are motivated will make them strive to meet their set benchmarks will minimal supervision from the supervisors.

Motivation creates a good working relationship between the employers and the employees. Motivation will make sure that employees use their best efforts in creating good shots as they are more happy and satisfied with their work.

The workforce of an entity is more stable and intact, where the employees are motivated. Employees can work entirely without wasting time trying to look for jobs in other areas as they are satisfied with their current place of work. With this, the entity will be able to have a growth in the talents as well as maintain the talented employees where an organization I sable to retain its employees, an excellent public image is created hence attracting new employees who may be more qualified than the current (Udrescu, 2017).

Entities that motivate the employees make them get the urge to work faster, which mak the activities to run faster as well as help save of different costs and save on resources needed. With low Motivation, employees will  need to be motivated occasionally  which is not only time consuming but expensive (Pinder, C.c (2014)

Types of Motivation

Motivation can be divided into two broad categories which are intrinsic or extrinsic. Intrinsic Motivation is Motivation which comes from with, and employee which can be either the zeal to succeed, fear of failure or the self-motivation for one to get recognized for their actions Examples of an instance of having intrinsic Motivation is when an employee is independent, wants to perform well, is well organized and has the desire to feel relevant.

Extrinsic Motivation is motivations in which n they are driven by external factors that give the urge for one to work harder. External Motivation includes material benefits, vacations, rewards, and bonuses that one can get.

Theories on Motivativation and Areas where they have been applied

There are a variety of motivation theories that exist and are used in the Motivation of the employees. One of the most prominent methods that have been used over the years is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Motivation. According to the theory of Maslow’s, Motivation in an organization is based on five levels, which determine the mode of Motivation. The need in an organization is organized on a hierarchical basis, and employees are obliged to make efforts, while the organization has to take measures up the pyramid, which will facilitate meeting the needs of the employees. In the t, the lowest level has food shelter and sleep, while the second from the bottom of the pyramid is the security while belonging is in the third (Gawel, 1997). Majority of organization mainly concentrates on the two layers at the top are self-actualization and esteem needs to act as a motivation to the employees

Equity theory is a theory that explains that employees tend to feel well motivated when they get to be treated well at their places of work. In a situation where the employees are not treated well, they get to feel demotivated, and the urge to work at their best is lowered. According to the theory, employees need to feel they get recognized for the work they get to do through appreciation, such as salary increments, bonuses, and rewards. According to John Stacy Adams, hen insinuates that employees tend to feel demotivated in scenarios where they get to be singled out.

Just as in most organizations, the organization that I work for has majored in motivating through the gift of rewards and bonuses. One of the organizations that standouts on Motivation is Eddon. Eddon CEO stands out for his improved performance over the years through leadership qualities that employee-oriented through Motivation. The environment of the entity is designed in such a manner that it gets to promote inclusivity as well as motivating the customers.

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has been largely utilized in the entity by focusing on trying to address the self-actualization needs. The main focus of the company is ensuring that the employees are happy and feel satisfied and hence creating the urge to work in Eddon. With regard to the payment, the employees are well known to pay employees well and even given benefits that are highly attractive such as health care coverage. Over the years, the company has experienced a decrease in the turnover pf the employees. The CEO argues that the pyramid decrease in the turnover is as a result of the employees feeling satisfied and happy hence creating a driving force even to have the urge of performing

Eddon has strived to ensure that employees are motivated. This has created truest and helped nurture employees by making them feel comfortable to work in a particular organization. The use of incentives by the organization has facilitated to make the employees more motivated, happy, hardworking, creative enough and made the organization to run in better ways

Ways of Making employees Motivated

Ensuring there is optimum communication with employees. This one of the key Motivations that employees get in the organization. Employers should communicate the goals and the objectives the entity has, this creates the sense that employees feel they y are part of the body and make s them work towards achieving their personal goals ( Achim, Dragolea  & Balan, 2013). There is a need to ensure that employees occasionally communicate with the management for them to exchange their different ideas Aand help them to work together. Communication also facilitates ni keep roles clear, improving on the relationship, and ensure there is minimum anxiety in by ensuring inputs performance is optimum.

Employees are highly motivated whenever they get positive feedback and are recognized. It is essential for every organization to acknowledge the efforts that are made as it ensures they are able to work in better ways. More often, people tend to consider recognition based on rewards; however, word of the moth is also enough Motivation. When one gets positive feedback, he gets to strive to perform better (Pinder,  2014). Where feedbacks given are negative, this gives the employees the opportunity to strive and deliver positive results. The use of simple words such as congratulations, thank you are motivating enough to make the employees feel part of the organization and get the zeal even to work harder.

Employees are motivated when the management involves them in the making of plans and decision making rather than the implementation of projects alone.  When employees are affected, a different level of trust is created as the employees tend to feel that their input in the organization is highly appreciated. In a situation where employees get to see their ideas implemented, they get more motivated in achieving them and providing the organization that the plans are fruitful. Employees feel demotivated where their role is only implementing policies in which they were not involved in the creation, whereas they are the ones involved in the actual functions.

An increased number of responsibilities on the employees is a motivating factor. When employees are given more responsibilities in the running of an entity, they become more obliged to work towards achieving the targets of the set roles ( Pinder, C, 2004). WEmploees should be challenged to conduct particular tasks for them to make more. Responsibilities also act as a training ground where the employees can get to learn on ways of achieving different skills.

Employees can be motivated by giving bonuses, vacations, and increasing their pay. Considering most employees work to earn and not out of passion, getting to provide them with the financial reward is motivating enough to make them more productive and focus on achieving the goals. When employees are listened to and given positive feedbacks and even given better rewards, they feel encouraged to also work harder in their roles. Employees should, therefore avoiding negative criticism as it si demotivating and may affect the performance of the employees. Where criticism is negative, it should at all times be accompanied by solutions on ways in which the condition can be improved.

The coaching of employees is a better way of motivating employees. When employees are coached, they are able to understand the different challenges the entity is facing and the new opportunities that are lying that can be of assistance in improving the performance. For coaching to be motivating enough, it should be able to recognize the performance of the employees and ensure  it gets to improve over time

Key lessons About Motivation

After the different knowledge that has been learned about the organizational behavior and how Motivation is a driving factor, I have identified various applications that can be applied in an organization with the key one being that Motivation influences how an organization gets to perform.

I have gained knowledge of the different ways of motivating the employees and how to ensure they bare motivated at all times. I have been able to learn fro different companies that have focused on providing that employees are, motivated for them to succeed. I have also learned that Motivation is not only made through rewards but also can be in non-monetary means such as coaching and recognition. Employees that are motivated are more satisfied happy and can easily  perform different roles. The cat of having the internal drive is the crucial driving force of ensuring that employees are motivated in their work

Conclusion

Knowledge of organizational behavior is essential to l get to understand the employee and the employer’s performance. The aspect of employee motivation is a critical factor that determines the performance of the different employees. When employees are motivated, they tend to behave in better ways t in order to achieve the set goals. Motivation is a crucial aspect that focuses on improving the performance of the organization. It is essential for  entities to adopt the different techniques of Motivation to ensure that  the organization is productive enough

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