Employee Motivation

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Factors and Processes That Affect Employee Motivation in Organisations

Introduction

Numerous factors have been recognised to affect employee effort at there place of work and organisations, also there has been a great measure in identifying method and processes of motivation in organisations. These are the areas which I shall be looking to analyse. I believe learning what motivation is about in its self needs one to be motivated inevitably motivation in organisations is vital for employees.

Explanation of motivation

A motive is a desire which functions on our will and is turned to action of one sort or the order. Mullins (1985:471) says that motivation can be explained as;

the direction and persistence of action. It is concerned with why people

choose a particular course of action in preference to orders and why

they continue with a chosen action , often over a long period, and in

the face of difficulties and problems.

Common Perspectives of Motivation

People like Mitchell make out four general perspectives involved in explaining motivation:

* Motivation can be symbolized as a personal phenomenon which allows uniqueness in people that can