Improving motivation system in the enterprise

Absence of the system of motivation system that would satisfy company’s needs is one of the biggest problems in Lithuanian companies, but there is still not sufficient attention towards it in theoretical and practical levels. Managers should realize that well planned motivation system makes a big influence on employees; and employees should know how and what they are paid for. Object of the work is motivation systems of organizations. Aim of the work is to survey possibilities for improving motivation systems of employees. The work consists of three parts. Main theories of motivation, factors that motivate employees, ways of stimulation, surveyed motivation systems that are applied in foreign companies to motivate employees to seek main company’s objectives are analyzed in the first part of the work. Empirical level of the research about motivation systems in foreign and Lithuanian companies is presented in the second part. The third part of the work presents motive factors of employees at pharmaceutical company UAB “Berlin Chemie Menarini Baltic” and at oil extraction company UAB “Minijos Nafta”; these factors are compared, systems of motivation are analyzed, prevailing motive factors subject to work profile and particularity are evaluated, analysis of research results is given and suggestions are introduced to improve motive systems in above mentioned companies to satisfy employees and maximum objectives are sought in companies. Systematic, comparative analysis of Lithuanian and foreign authors’ studies, questionnaires were introduced in the research; collected data were analyzed using mathematical-statistic instruments in order to establish consistent patterns and relations between individual motive factors, while comparing them in the levels of companies, age groups and different work experience in companies. Evaluation was done in accordance with grouping of results, calculation of answers’ averages and standard deviation; relations between motive factors were evaluated using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test rates. The final work composes of introduction, three parts and conclusions. The main data are presented in 73 pages, including 6 tables and 21 pictures. List of references contains 41 sources of literature