Techniques of motivation, Significance of Motivation

 

Techniques of motivation

1. Financial incentives:  First techniques of motivation are financial incentives as money is indicator of success. Therefore, it fulfills psychological safety and status need as people satisfy their needs by money. Wages, salary motivates employees to perform better.

2. Job enlargement: Under this technique, task assigned to do job are increased by adding simile task.   So the scope of job enlargement is high for the motivation of subordinates. It is also known as horizontally leading of job.

3. Job enrichment: Under this technique jobs are made challenging and meaningful by increasing responsibility and growth opportunities. In such technique of motivation, planning and control responsibility are added to the job usually with less supervision and more self evaluation. It is also called vertical leading.

4. Job rotation:  it refers to shifting an employee from one job to another. Such job rotation doesn’t mean hanging of their job but only the employees are rotated. By this it helps to develop the competency in several jobs which helps in development of employees.

5. Participation : Participation refers to involvement of employee in planning and decision-making .it helps the employees feel that they are an asset of the organization which helps in developing ideas to solve the problems.

6. Delegation of authority:Delegation of authority is concerned with the granting of authority to the subordinates which helps in developing a feeling of dedication to work in an organization because it provides the employees high morale to perform any task.

7. Quality of work life:It is the relationship between employees’ and the total working environment of organization. It integrates employee needs and well-being with improves productivity, higher job satisfaction and great employee involvement. It ensures higher level of satisfaction.

8. Management by Objectives: It is used as a motivation and technique for self-control of performance. By this technique supervisor and subordinates set individual and organizational goals. Each individual’s responsibilities are clearly defined which would help identify the skill sets one has to make the best use of the same to meet organizational mission and vision. This also helps the organization function effectively.

9. Behavior modification:The last technique of motivation is behavior modification. It develops positive motivation to the workers to do the work in desired behavior in order to modify behavior.

 

 

Significance of Motivation

Motivation is one of the important parts of managerial functions. A manager becomes unsuccessful if he fails to motivate his subordinates. It refers to a willingness to do something in order to achieve organizational objectives and goals. It is the reason for people’s actions, desires, and needs. The reasons behind its significance are as follows:

1.     Effective Utilization of Human Resources

Manpower is the main active factor of production and is responsible for the best utilization of organizational resources. Motivation helps to utilize the human resources effectively and efficiently towards the attainment of organizational goals and objectives. Motivation is the main instrument which creates the willingness among workers to do their work in the best possible way. Because motivated people show a greater degree of job performance ability and skills.

2.                 Effective Utilization of Other Resources

Along with human resources, motivation promotes the effective mobilization of other non-human resources. The development of self-responsibility among the workers contributes to the best utilization of available resources like materials, money, machines, and others. Motivated people can find better ways to do the jobs thereby reducing the wastage and damages of resources. Hence, motivated employees can utilize organizational resources effectively.

3.                 Willingness to Work

Motivation is a willingness to do a particular task in order to achieve organization’s goals and objectives. This inspires, induces, and stimulates individual for a higher level of performance. Through intrinsic and extrinsic factors people will be motivated towards better performance. Hence, such motivational factor increases willingness for work in them.

4.                 Acceptance of Change

Motivation makes employees ready for accepting change in organizational environment. It means, motivation can be found in the present and future technology required for production. Hence, it prepares people for adoring such change. On the other hand, demotivated employees try to resist change.

5.                 Public Image

Motivated employee performs the task with utmost care and with a positive comment about their organization; thereby resulting from less wastage and damages; as a result of which they can build a strong public image in the society. If employees are motivated, they work for the organization, which enhances the quality output and productivity. This ultimately enhances a good public image.

6.                 Co-operation between Employees

Motivated employees are working friendly; so they coordinate with each other while performing the tasks. They share their ideas, feelings, attitudes, and experiences with each other. Hence, this brings the feeling of co-operation.

7.                 Better Supervision

Motivated employees are self-controlled and self-managed. They perform the tasks without any reluctance; hence, the work performed by such motivated and committed employee requires no supervision at all.

8.                 Organizational Effectiveness

When the employees are motivated, they perform organizational activities with an utmost care. They introduce creative and innovative ideas in the workplace and accept organizational challenges easily. Hence, the organizational effectiveness can be maintained.

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