Assignment 1 : Understanding Employee Motivation Write and submit a paper on the topic of patterns of employee motivation. Pursue a literature review on employee patterns of human behavior and discuss...

EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION
Introduction
In this highly competitive environment, each organization aims to become successful whatever market and size does it have. Thus, organization tries to retain best human resources assets which can be done by acknowledging their vital role in the organization along with effectiveness on business by them as whole. Companies must build a relationship with its employee which is strong and positive so as to overcome these market challenges.
To achieve company’s goal and objective, strategies are developed directed towards goal attainment and enhanced performance. Human capital is most crucial asset of an organization which if managed well can
ing success to firm. But in case of unsatisfied and unmotivated employees, goals and objectives of firm can’t be achieved.
Each employee possess varying need which is competing continuously one with another. Some people may be driven by focus on security and at the same time some may get motivated by achievement. When manager is able to predict, understand and control behavior of employees, he must also be aware of employee’s need from the job. So, it is vital for manager to know and not assume what motivates an individual employee.
Study objectives
Aim of this study is to understand the employee behavior towards various motivation factors. Also, scope of this study extends to understand how diverse workforce can be motivated within an organization.
Literature review
Motivation is considered as a powerful tool which reinforced behavior resulting in triggered working enthusiasm at work. (Bartol & Martin, 1998) Motivation is termed as a drive to achieve defined goals that satisfies the unsatisfied need which is internal in nature. The procedure of motivation begins through a psychological or physiological need set by an objective which stimulates the performance.
Human resources are more capable to
ing competitive advantage to firm as compared to that of financial resources. In general, employee performance varies based on some factors like appraisal, job satisfaction, motivation, training and development etc but this paper focuses on motivation among employees and its impact on organizational performance.
The goals of a motivated individual are clearly defined and well aligned with that of organizational goals. Additionally, there is more success in these organizations because employees look for improvement in work continuously. (Kalimullah, 2010) Making employees use their potential to fullest at work that too under odd conditions which are stressful is a challenge but it is achievable by employee motivation.
Also, Mary (1996) explains organizational effectiveness in terms of fulfilling organizational objective by utilization of specific resources without straining members as such. Organizational effectiveness by goal model states the extent of achieving objectives by the organization (Zammuto, 1982) whereas the organizational effectiveness by system resource model is defined as organization’s power to bargain and its ability towards environmental exploitation in process of acquiring resources which are valuable (Yuchtman, 1987).
Theory X and Theory Y
McGregor propose theory X and Y. According to McGregor, any organization with traditional setup has process of making decision in a centralized pattern. Based on assumptions associated with motivation and human nature, there is a hierarchical pyramid. These assumptions were termed Theory X. it was considered that generally people are not willing to assume responsibility and they don’t value safety. Instead they want to be directed. Also, assumption of this theory is that it is financial force that motivates people along with punishment threat. Managers em
acing theory X tends to
ing supervision and control over their employees because as per them there is need of external control to deal with such i
esponsible people.
Focus of Theory Y on the other hand was on creating a work environment that is pleasant as well as there is alignment of individual and organizational goals. As people feel glad to come to work and perform well, these organizations tend to have high level of productivity. People are not considered unreliable and lazy under this theory instead it assumes people to be very creative and self directed if their motivation is done well. Highly motivated employees tend to align their own goals with organizational goals and achieve them simultaneously.
Tietjen and Myers, 1998 states that there is variation in employee...