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Motivation is one aspect of organizational behavior that plays an important role in the workplace. An employee who is motivated is likely to perform better and have high job satisfaction than one who is not. I have always wanted to understand how different organizations view motivation and how they design motivational programs geared towards activating a behavior that befits the objectives of an organization. To understand how the concept of motivation is applied in the real world, I sought to interview a manager in one of the companies in the diverse field of consultancy. My choice for a consultancy company was informed by the fact that the employees of such companies require constant motivation for them to perform well.
I got the opportunity to interview the CEO of Produce Capital, Mr. Rothschild Liao. Produce Capital is an investment and asset management firm that specializes in offering expert advice on investment to start-ups across all industries in the private and public sector. Like other service-oriented jobs, consulting relies heavily on the human element implying that the productivity of employees is directly linked to their motivation to work. In addition to the interview, I also found it necessary to explore the motivation needs of young employees and how they impact on the organizational behavior of their respective workplaces. It is important to note that many organizations today have different generations of employees. Those who are younger tend to have varied motivational needs and attitudes when compared to the older generation. In this brief study, my young participants were college students who had completed their internships and thus had some work experience. They were given a short questionnaire to complete so that I can be able to find out what motivates them most at work.
According to CEO, Liao, employee performance in any work environment is normally improved when they are motivated to work through a number of strategies that depend on the size, industry, or the position one holds at work. The first and most common strategy employed by a majority of employers or companies is better and regular remuneration. As he noted, employees will be motivated to work even for long hours when they are certain that they will get better pay on time. In a situation where the employees are uncertain on when and how much will be paid to them, their productivity will certainly decline (Robbins, 2004, p. 47).
Irregular payment of salaries and wages is the greatest discouraging factor to employees’ ability to deliver the best. Once the employees begin to contemplate of going on a strike or go-slow, it is a clear indication that they are less motivated to work. It also depicts the lack of concern of the management about the welfare of the employees. Another factor highlighted by
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