Motivation problems research of Lithuanian tourism organisation employees in the context of emigration

After Lithuania became a member of the EU, a large number of various professionals left Lithuania and went to work to different countries. Due to emigration, is becoming more difficult to find qualified employees, therefore, organisations which are thinking of a long-term developments, are trying to retain existing employees and their main focus is on developing employee motivation and stronger loyalty. The object of this research – tourism organisations employees motivation in the context of emigration. The aim of this research is to asses sport tourism organisations employee’s problems. In this research, the main features of the motivation theories, motivation analysis methods and tools are outlined as well as disclosed the importance of promoting employees in the context of emigration. The following methods were used in this research: literature and statistical analysis, quantitative analysis – tourism organisations employee questionnaire survey. The total number of subjects is 200 respondents. Respondents of this research were employees of sport tourism organisations based in Kaunas and Vilnius cities. The survey on tourism organisation employee’s motivation showed that employees, in the participating organisations, had a very low satisfaction levels of their job, only one third of surveyed employees were satisfied with their current job. Psychological motivation tools are dominating in the organisation: praises, a good working environment, career opportunities and ect. Most of the employees in the sport tourism organisations, felt that they are not motivated enough, they are not satisfied with their current salaries, felt that their individual input is not apreaciated by the organisation. The management of the organisations uses limited psychological and material motivation tools in order to increase the motivation of the employees. To avoid staff turnover and reduce emigration of employees, the salary increase is one of the main preconditions of the organisation’s success, as seven tenths (69.5 %) of the respondents said that they would emigrate for higher salary. The evaluation of the demographic data of the respondents, showed statistically significant differences: psychological motivation tools are more important to women than men; more women than men receive praise from the organization's staff; women were more interested in job opportunities abroad than men; the respondents with secondary, higher and university education were more satisfied with their salaries; older respondents feel more encouraged than younger ones; employers tend to provide better working conditions for employees with higher education: more often with them discussing about motivation tools; paying fees for their further training and qualification courses