Motivation

Introduction

Motivation is an act or process of giving someone a reason to do something. In the simple words, it is a power that influences people to do some action. Motivation is just like enzyme of body which speeds up the process to achieve the goals. It can be intrinsic, such as feeling of achievements or extrinsic such as reward or punishment.

In daily life, we will be always being motivated to achieve some of our target. When the people had been motivated they will try their best to achieve the target. No matter it is a simple or complex output, it needs some motivator to stimulate and encourage people to achieve the task. Managers have to use the right ways to motivate employee to complete their jobs so that it can avoid unnecessary conflict between employers and employees.

In this assignment, we will discuss briefly discuss about the types of motivation which include monetary, non- monetary, punishment, and some rewards. We will choose two case studies about the Kellogg Company and Tesco Company. We will see how these two companies using some theory to apply in their company to create a harmony working environment with high productive performance.

Objective

In this assignment, we learn about how motivation is important to a company. Motivation helps to improve the employees performance, as most of the employees would not want to tackle the task which they feel challenging. Thus, employers have to encourage them to achieve those challenging goals by giving something that fulfills their needs. Through motivation, employees would able to improve their skills and knowledge which is beneficial to company in the future.

By learning this topic, we will also gain the knowledge on the ways to motivate employees, including reward, punishment, and creating better environment. Manager can go through these method and select ways that fit the organization culture. Motivation also enhances the relationship between employer and employees, which helps to reduce to...