EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION IN THE COMPANY X

Vsak dan se srečujemo s številnimi dejavniki, ki so pomembni za naše življenje. Eden takih dejavnikov, ki je prisoten na vseh področjih našega življenja, je tudi motivacija. Motivacija je v našem življenju zelo pomembna, kajti vsaka aktivnost, dejanje, dejavnost je plod motivacije oz. plod združenih motivacijskih dejavnikov. V diplomski nalogi smo teoretično opredelili motivacijo, predstavili motivacijske teorije in modele, prikazali motiviranost, delovno uspešnost in zadovoljstvo pri delu zaposlenih ter predstavili motiviranje in demotiviranje zaposlenih. S pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika, ki je bil osnova za raziskovalno nalogo, smo dobili odgovore na vprašanja o motiviranosti zaposlenih za delo v Podjetju x. Zanimalo nas je dejansko stanje v Podjetju x na področju motiviranja zaposlenih za delo, zato smo z raziskovalno nalogo želeli izvedeti, ali nadrejeni dovolj in ustrezno motivira svoje sodelavce, ali zaposleni svoje delo radi opravljajo, ali si zaposleni želijo ostati na tem delovnem mestu, kateri motivacijski dejavniki so za zaposlene pomembni, kakšen je odnos zaposlenih do dela, do sodelavcev in do nadrejenih ter kakšno je zadovoljstvo zaposlenih pri delu. Ugotovili smo, da ni vsak motivacijski dejavnik primeren za vsakogar, zato je naloga vodje ugotoviti, kateri motivacijski dejavnik je pomemben za posameznika, za kar pa si mora vzeti čas, svoje zaposlene mora dobro (s)poznati in spremljati, ravno tako njihovo delo. Motivacijske dejavnike je potrebno prilagoditi posameznikom, za kar pa je potrebno dobro poznati njihove osebnostne lastnosti, želje, cilje in delo. Ugotovili smo, da zaposlenim ni pomembna samo višina plače in drugi finančni dejavniki, ampak jim zelo veliko, včasih še več, pomenijo dobri odnosi s sodelavci, pohvala za dobro opravljeno delo, stalnost in varnost zaposlitve. Če zaposleni niso zadovoljni na svojem delovnem mestu, jih je težko motivirati, zato lahko rečemo, da je motiviranje ena najzahtevnejših nalog vodje. Motivirani zaposleni so tudi zavzeti zaposleni, ki največ prispevajo k učinkovitosti in konkurenčnosti celotnega podjetja.Every day we face many ways of human behavior that are at key importance for our lives. One of these is motivation that is presented in all areas of our lives. Motivation itself defines the way individual human functions and reacts in everyday life as well as at the workplace. Therefore each activity or action taken by individual presents combined results of various motivation factors. In this diploma thesis we define a theoretical aspects of motivation, using motivation theories and models and their application to individuals’ or group’s satisfaction at workplace, job performance and individual employee specific motivation for their work. To get the answers to our field of interest we used the questionnaire in which respondents were asked about different motivation factors. We were interested in understanding the factual situation in companies concerning the motivation factors of the employees. Thus we wanted to find out if the superior employees can and do in fact motivate their employees to like doing the work, to stay at a certain job position for a longer time, and we also wanted to define what the employees’ attitude towards their work, their co-workers and the superiors is and if they are satisfied with their job. The questionnaire proved that that not all motivating factors work out for everyone at the same level of satisfaction, so it is important that superiors or managers find out the proper motivation factor which could be applied to a certain individual worker. Therefore the types of the motivation should be adjusted to the employee’s needs, desires, goals and work demands. The questionnaire also proved that money is not the only factor of motivation, there are also others like having good relationship with the other co-workers, a praise for a well done job, a security of a job… If employees are not satisfied with their job or workplace, the superior employees have really got a hard job to motivate them, therefore we can claim that the most important task for the employees is how to find the proper motivation. On the other hand well motivated employees are engaged employees, who contribute the most to the efficiency and thus create comparative advantages of the entire company