Employee Motivation
What is Employee Motivation? Motivation is one of the most important factors that directly influence human behavior and performance. Motivation can be defined as the driving and guiding force that makes people perform a particular action to the best of their ability. (Dipayan, 2023) Employees can be motivated through the following methods: Training employees can convey that the company cares about its employees, promotion and other benefits. Cross-training involves training employees for roles other than their regular jobs, which helps employees acquire new skills that can lead to career growth. (Dipayan, 2023) Employee Motivation theories. ( Acko, 2023) Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: This theory states that individuals are motivated by fulfilling five basic needs. These needs start from the most basic (physiological and safety) and move up the hierarchy toward self-actualization. ( Acko, 2023) a. Physiological needs (example: food, water, shelter) b. Safety needs (example: s...