Effect of Motivation on the Employee Behaviour and Organization as a Whole

Neeraj Kumari*
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Periodicity:June - August'2014
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.9.1.2887

Abstract

The objective of the study is to understand how motivation affects the behaviour of individuals and organizations as a whole. It is a descriptive research and the sample size of the study is 131. The primary data have been collected with the help of a structured questionnaire. The study reveals that the employees of both the organizations in this study have high scores on all the six dimensions of motivation viz. Achievement, Affiliation, Influence, Control, Extension and Dependency. As per the self rating / assessment by the employees themselves, the mean efficiency score of employees of both of these organizations are high and it does not show any significant difference. It is concluded that, employees of both of these organizations under this study are highly motivated and highly efficient. Thus the organization is highly effective in motivating its employees.

Keywords

Achievement, Affiliation, Control, Extension, Influence, Motivation

How to Cite this Article?

Neeraj Kumari (2014). Effect of Motivation on the Employee Behaviour and Organization as a Whole. i-manager’s Journal on Management, 9(1), 24-33. https://doi.org/10.26634/jmgt.9.1.2887

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