Employee motivation is seen as the enthusiasm, energy level, commitment and the amount of creativity that an employee brings to the organization on a daily basis. This presentation includes Meaning, Definition, Framework, Importance and Challenges of Motivation. I have highlighted few theories to understand the concept of motivation in today's context. Motivation is thus the driving force behind your organisation's success and ensures that your employees remain active and contribute to better performance.

1. EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION
Dr. Emmanuel Daniel
Faculty of Social Work

2. MOTIVATION- MEANING
• Willingness amongst the employees to perform
• Encourages persons to give their best performance
• Help in reaching organization’s goals
• Negative motivation will reduce performance
• Psychological factors (desire for money success, recognition, job-satisfaction, team work, etc.)
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3. MOTIVATION- DEFINITION
• Motivation represents an unsatisfied need which creates a state of tension or disequilibrium,
causing the individual to make in a goal-directed pattern towards restoring a state of
equilibrium by satisfying the need- Vitiles
• Motivation is the complex of forces starting and keeping a person at work in an organization-
Dubin
• It is the stimulation of any emotion or desire operating upon one’s will and promoting or
driving it to action- Lillis
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4. FRAMEWORK OF MOTIVATION
Employee
Identifies
needs
Searches for
ways to
satisfy needs
Engages in
goal directed
behaviour
Performs
Rewards or
punishment
Reassess needs
deficiencies
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5. IMPORTANCE OF MOTIVATION
• Quality as a top priority
• More productivity
• Leads to stability of work force
• An extra mile
• Leads to achievement of goals
• Builds friendly relationship
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6. MOTIVATIONAL CHALLENGES
• Changing workforce
• Employees motives cannot be seen
• Constant changes in the job role
• Dynamic nature of needs
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7. THEORIES OF MOTIVATION
Theories
Early Theories
Content
Theories
Scientific
Management
Process
Theories
Human
Relations Model
Contemporary
Theories
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8. Scientific Management by FW Taylor
Scientific
investigat-
ion
Scientific
selection
& training
Cooperation
at work
Maximum
Output
Division
of Work
Mental
revolution
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9. Human Relations Model by Elton Mayo
• Primary motivation of money was inadequate
• Social contacts at workplace
• Acknowledge the social needs
• Freedom to make decisions
• Attention to informal work groups
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10. MASLOW’S NEED HIERARCHY THEORY
Self
actualization
Self Esteem
Belongingness
Safety needs
Psychological needs
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11. Performance Satisfaction Model by Porter & Lawler
• Right person for the right job
• Explain the employees their roles
• Expectations of actual performance levels
• Rewards to be valued by employees
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12. REFERENCES
• Aswathappa, K., (2003). Human Resource & Personnel Management (3rd ed.),New Delhi.
India: Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd.
• Prachi J. (2020) Motivational Challenges. Retrieved from
https://www.managementstudyguide.com/motivational-challenges.htm
• Venkatesh. (2020) Motivation. Retrieved from
https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/entrepreneurship/motivation-entrepreneurship/motivation-
meaning-definition-nature-and-types/53285
• Bhagyashree S. (2020). Scientific Management by FW Taylor. Retrieved from
https://www.economicsdiscussion.net/scientific-management/principles-of-scientific-
management/31953
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