Assessment of Motivational Factors at Workplace for Mid- Level Professionals

Abstract

In an organisation, high performer need to have potential and motivation to achieve (Popper and Mayseless, 2007). Talent can be acquired but also it needs to be retained to get the best from employees. Motivation plays a key role in this aspect, to motivate employees’ various components e.g. salary, rewards,recognition, relations with peers and seniors are to be managed carefully. For that it is necessary to measure nature of relation of each factor with motivation. This paper aims to measure the type and degree of association of different variables with motivation. The paper explored the variables of motivation and their association with the motivation. Data is collected from seventy-five mid-level professionals working in hospitals of Jaipur. Mann-Whitney test was carried out to test the hypothesis for difference between male and female perceptions and level of motivations. To measure association between the factors (recognition, authority, salary, management support, peer bonding, working environment and peer bonding) and motivation, spearman rank correlation was performed. Based on the responses from the working professional’s, strength of relation was measured. Job security was found most lucrative factor to motivate employee. Authority and recognitions are also important for employee that encourage them to perform more. Salary exerts positive effect. Bonding with peers seems to be less effective to motivate employee to put extra efforts in work. Study can be used to develop various strategies including reward, compensation and develop a profound working culture to get the best from the employees. The study was done to measure straight relation between the variable and motivation. Further studies can be carried out with more detailed variable and interrelation of each variable. A qualitative study brings out hidden variables that motivate to perform.

Keywords: motivation, job satisfaction, working environment, recognition