An empirical study on the major factors influencing employee motivation with special reference to IT sector in Chennai

Motivation is the process of getting other people to do what one wants them to do. Motivation is everybody's problem in today's life. It doesn't matter what one does in life, everyone, especially the employers have critical need to motivate their employees. Employers are willing to encourage their employees for better performance but the problem is that employers are very much ignorant about what really motivates their employees.

"People are often the source of many problems, but they also give the solutions". This paper is a research study on the critical factors that leads to employee motivation. This study analysis the factors determining motivational level of employees working in various IT companies in Chennai. Understanding employees behaviour is the greatest challenge for any employer in order to retain the talented employees in the organisation. People Management is an art and motivating people in the organisation to work for common goal is a vital task which cannot be ignored. The main purpose of this study is to point out to the top level executives where they have to concentrate in motivating their employees.