Hiranka MBA

  MOTIVATIONAL TYPES   Motivation formulates an organization more successfully because provoked employees are constantly looking for improved practices to do a work, so it is essential for organization to persuade motivation of their employees (Kalimullah et al.,2010).   Unsatisfied needs are tensions that stimulate drives within the individual (Ramallah, 2004).   Individuals establish different organization goals to be reached.   Managers must provide basic incentives for people to accomplish their given goals. Employee motivation defined by Robbins (1993) is the willingness to exert high level of efforts towards organization goals, is conditioned by efforts and ability to satisfy some individual needs.   Employers in order to motivate employees must be able to satisfy the needs of their employees. Among financial, economic and human resources, the latest are more essential and have the capacity to endow a company with competitive edge as compared t...

  MOTIVATION THROUGH REWARD SYSTEM   Armstrong (2010 as cited by Yamoah   (2013)   defines rewards systems as ― consisting of organization‘s integrated   policies,   procedures   and   practices   for   rewarding   employees   in   accordance   with   the   contribution, skills and competences and market values. Organization must again ensure that employees put in high performance that enables productivity and in turn brings about rewards   which   can   be   financial   or   non-financial. Non-financial rewards include recognition, decision making roles, promotion, flexible working hours and company uniforms. ( Robbins,2007). Armstrong,(2007) also point out that rewards can act as a goal that employees generally strive for, and as an instrument which provides valued outcomes. It is also a symbol which indicates the recipient‘s value to the organization and   can ...

  MOTIVATION THROUGH EMPLOYEE COUNSELLING   Employee counselling at the workplace is, discussion of an employee’s problem that usually has an emotional content to it in order to help the employee cope with the situation better ( Ajila, & Adetayo, 2013). According to Gerstmanm (2014) aim of the employee counselling is to assist both the employer and employee by intervening with an active problem-solving approach to tackling the problems at hand. Pickerell (2011) has revealed that counselors can help individuals to find and maintain work that uses their skills, talents, and attributes in order to support career engagement. Further he revealed that counselors can also advocate for lifelong career management by keeping challenge and capacity in a reasonable balance through taking on special projects or new positions to stay challenged, engaging in continuing education, or developing an effective support system. Use of this model, both counselors and employers can su...

  MOTIVATIONAL STRATEGIES AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS   Motivated employees are believed to be more productive (Herzberg, 1998, Wright, 2001).   If employers understand employee ‘s motivation; they can come out with strategies that can help motivate employees to be more effective in the performance of their duties.   Kiprop, (2012 ) came out with nine motivational strategies that organizations can adopt as a guide line for effectively motivating employees ‘.   These strategies include, · Rewarding employees adequately for their works. · Cater for the safety and security needs of employees · Recognize employee contributions · Empower employees · Create a motivation environment · Ensure equity and fairness in the organization · Adopt appropriate management approaches · Introduce organization system · Evaluate motivation in the organization   Kiprop, (2012) suggested that it is important for organizations to have in place strategie...

  MOTIVATION INFLUENCE ON STRESS MANAGEMENT   According to Harish Saras (2018), over 87 percent of employees around the world are emotionally detached from their workplaces, which causes them less productive. It is when the level of stress reaches its peak, it becomes harmful to the organization’s and employees’ well-being. Allows leaders to better inspire employees: Workplace motivation is a great tool for fostering teamwork and maintaining employee morale ( Employee Motivation Skills, 2020). Employee morale and their performance at work are affected by stress. Employees feel demotivated because of stress, which results in increased employee turnover and absenteeism. Managers can boost their employee morale by practicing strong stress management skills that encourage and keep them engaged in their work and performance (Harish Saras, 2018) Boost productivity in stressful scenarios: When employee morale is strong and the workplace relationship remains stable, it o...