ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 10

Motivation and its impact on performance-an article survey

*Professor, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, KIIT University

**Professor, KIIT University

Online published on 12 December, 2016.

Abstract

Motivation is one of the key factor for organizational growth and effective performance. Effective motivation in organization is considered to be of paramount importance as organization need to motivate employees through different factor to aid and augment the growth of the organization. Every organization uses different tools and techniques to motivate the employees either in terms of monetary benefits or non monetary benefits like reward, letter of appreciation and concern, promotional avenues, by setting a concrete roadmap for future development. Satisfaction of an employee is one of the vital factors for the organizational goal achievement. Organisations in the contemporary world adopt both intrinsic as well as extrinsic motivation techniques. So the motive of this study is to analyze the different motivational tools that act as a key parameter for success in work performance in an organisation. This paper presents the crux of the study of various literatures on the role of motivation and its impact on organizational performance between the years 1967 to 2013. However this review highlights the need for vibrant motivational packages for enriching the talent and competency through giving a right direction with the adaptability in different situations which will suit the level of work for generating rich productivity. Articles from different sectors of an economy were thoroughly analyzed to get more insights on the linkage between motivation and performance of employee in an organization. An additional challenge for the 21st century companies is to retain the potential employees for gaining expertise in diversifying fields for enrichment of the organization it self and safeguarding the interests of various stakeholders in general.

Keywords

Motivation, Reward, Organization, Productivity, Appreciation, Effectiveness