Motivation and rewarding the employees in the hotel industry

Ovim radom stavljen je naglasak na važnost motivacije u današnjem turbulentnom i neizvjesnom svijetu. Poduzeće u modernom svijetu gdje su promjene svakodnevnica mora zamisliti svoje poslovanje tako da vodi brigu o kvalitetnom odabiru zaposlenika, te o njihovom motiviranju i nagrađivanju. Motivacija je unutarnji nagon koji potiče pojedinca da se ponaša na način koji osigurava ostvarivanje njegovih ciljeva i zadovoljavanje njegovih potreba. Cilj ovog rada je prikazati pojmove i teorije motiviranja i nagrađivanja. Uz to, na odabranim primjerima, prikazati teorijsku primjenu te predložiti motivacijski sustav nagrađivanja za hotelsku industriju u RH.This paper emphasizes the importance of motivation in today’s turbulent and uncertain world. Modern companies in this world where the changes are constant must imagine their business in such a way that they take care of the quality selection of employees, as well as their motivation and reward. Motivation is an inner instinct that encourages individuals to behave in a way that ensures the achievement of their goals and the satisfaction of their needs. The aim of this paper was to show the term and theories of motivation and rewarding, according to selected examples show a theoretical application and propose a motivational reward system for hotel industry in the Republic of Croatia