Employee Motivation Lily T. Eby and Deena M. Freeman. The article discusses and provides a definition of what motivation actually is and how it relates to the employee in an organization. The article focuses on the human resources approach to employee motivation, which assumes that people want to contribute to an organizations effectiveness. It also states that the company is responsible for providing and creating a work environment that makes full use of its resources in order to provide the employee with a positive work environment.
Rewards are also a large part of keeping an employee motivated.
The employer must know the 3 R s of Management i.e., recognition, rewards and reinforcement. By making employees feel good about themselves, you can create an environment where they are motivated to solve problems and get things done without being pushed and proctored. I thought the article was very informative and provided a general guideline to what motivation actually is, and the level of importance it has to a successful organization. The article very clearly stated its case in supporting the fact that organizations must be involved in creating an environment that will keep employees motivated. It also gave specific examples on how an organization could do this and the success that a manager will have in understanding people.