Development of consultants motivation

Final work of the Master‘s studies, 75 pages, 13 pictures, 8 tables, 48 literature sources, 6 appendices, in Lithuanian language. KEY WORDS: motivation of consultants, motivation tools, motivation system, model of motivation system, structure of motives, motivation level. Research object: Lithuanian agricultural consulting services, consultants of Chamber of Agriculture of Lithuanian Republic and JSC “ETKC”. Research subject: motivation system of consultants. Research aim: to create the consultants’ motivation system based on the analysis of the scientific literature and the results of the researches performed. Objectives: 1. To analyse and summarize the main concepts and the theories of the motivation of employees. 2. To discuss the means of employees’ motivation and the possible ways of their application. 3. To analyse the employees’ motivation system and prepare a theoretical model of the consultants’ motivation system. 4. To investigate the main factors that motivate the consultants in the enterprises analysed. 5. To create a system of the motivation of consultants based on the results of the research. Research methods: method of a cooperative scientific research - analysis of the scientific literature, quantitative research method – survey based on questionnaires of the consultants of the organisations in question, method of comparative analysis, method of logical analysis and conclusion findings, method of graphical representation. On the basis of theoretical part of work including the main concepts, means of motivation of the employees, peculiarities of the motivation of consultants and practical part including the analysis of the factors motivating the consultants and their satisfaction within organization, a motivation system of the consultants has been created.Žemės ūkio akademijaVytauto Didžiojo universiteta