A horse can be taken to the water but it cannot be forced to drink; it will drink only when it feels thirsty. Same is the case with us-humans. They will do what they themselves desire to do or are otherwise motivated to do. When it comes to excelling on the workshop level, they must be motivated or driven to it, either by themselves or through external stimulus.
Motivation is used in the labor force not just to catch the attention of individuals to that organization but to keep them there. Motivation "has to do with a set of independent/dependent variables relationship that explain the direction, amplitude, and persistence of an individual’s behavior, holding constant the effects of aptitude, skill, and understanding of the task, and the constraints operating in the environment" (Campbell & Pritchard, 1976).
Motivation can have an effect on the yield or output of businesses and concerns both quantity and quality. In other words, businesses rely heavily on the competence and efficiency of the production staff to ensure that products are manufactured in numbers that meet demand for the week. If these employees lack the motivation to manufacture completed products to meet the demand, then lots of problems arise leading to terrible consequences. Employees in a workplace are greatest asset and no matter how efficient the knowledge, technology and equipment may be, it is no match for the effectiveness and efficiency of the team i.e. the workers.
Everyone is motivated by different things and some of these factors are not money orientated: instead they react more effectively to incentives that offer personal recognition and achievement. Motivation is based on individual needs, not external influences. When an individual himself wants to do something for his needs, motivation occurs automatically. Therefore, management should consider the relationship between the individual's needs and business to increase the individual's motivation at work. Since motivation influences production, administrators need to understand what motivates workers to reach peak performance. It is not an unproblematic task to increase employee motivation because employees react in different ways to their jobs and their organization's practices. Without motivation in the workplace, businesses would have to bear with the lack of efficiency that the workforce may fail to apply. This is mostly because they have no incentive to execute duties to a high standard or complete them on time. It is therefore essential that they are given something to work for as a reward or an incentive for their high level of performance, all being vital to the success of the company. When the reward system in an organization is used properly, it motivates the workplace to do three things. First, the initiative behaviors are assumed and accepted. Secondly, the initiative behaviors contribute to the company’s achievements and share in its prosperity. Finally, the behaviors focus on increased knowledge, obtain the newly required skills, and improve performance. There are many theories that have been presented by various psychologists and social scientists about the phenomenon of motivation. One of the theories is the expectancy theory by Vroom. This theory presented by Vroom (1964) describes the outcome of effort, performance, reward, and satisfaction (Steers, 1979). It suggests that an increase in effort leads to growing performance and then appropriate rewards with satisfaction help keep the relationships. Another important theory is one given by Herzberg. Herzberg's views of motivation (1966) suggest that motivators lead to individual contentment and the level of job performance is chiefly influenced by this factor. Maslow also discussed in detail the phenomenon of motivation. Maslow (1954) has argued a hierarchy of human requirements. The hierarchical needs are set from the bottom to the top. The bottom is physical desires; next is safety and security needs; third is social and community needs; forth is self-respect; and fifth is self-actualization. Maslow's theory suggests that an individual's motivational needs aim at the next level once the lower level needs have been accomplished. However, in the modern day life, these needs are preferred by an individual at the same time.
The prime mover of every human action is motivation. Our motivation should be simple and sincere. Sincere motivation would promise greater dedication to the job, a renewed interest in working together, more eagerness to collaborate and act together as a team, and greater permission to be honest with not only with the profession but also with the co-workers. Therefore, it can be concluded that in today’s uncertain world, it’s important that employees are motivated to work hard and increase productivity. |