Motivation

EMPLOYEE MOTIVATION

A case reference to Petroleum Development Oman (PDO

Introduction

In today 's liberalized era where competitive trade practice is the bottom line of any organization to survive , it is absolutely mandatory for any organization to nurture its workforce or human resource which is the basic capital of an organization . Same applies in case of the progressive business organization , PDO which naturally , also comprises of a set of intellectual and skilled individuals in its workforce . The universal equation of relativity between the progression factor of an organization and the

workforce implies that both are directly proportional to each other , mutually dependent and success of one depends on the other . With a view to foster the productivity level of the organization , it is essential to boost the capability , morale and working spirit of its human resource for which the concept of Organizational Behaviour (OB ) has been brought into existence by the management experts . OB is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals , groups and structure have on behaviour within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge towards improving on organization 's effectiveness (Stephen Robbins , 2003 . Among the broad scope of core s of OB , motivation is a crucial one . After the employees are hired and trained , it is important to motivate them to get the desired efforts from them to achieve the organizational objectives . Hence , `job satisfaction ' of the workforce and `organizational commitment ' are to be equated to reap the desired result

Concept of Motivation :-

Motivation is a dynamic HR process and there cannot be any greatest organization specific motivation tool . Motivation can be defined as a process , which begins with physiological or psychological need , or deficiency , which triggers behaviour or a drive that is aimed at a goal or an incentive (Fred luthans , 2005 . Motivation is a phenomenon by which `Motives ' based on `Needs ' will condition individual 's behaviour Therefore , motivation refers to the way in which wages , drives , desires aspiration , strivings , or needs , controls or explains human behaviour (Mc Farland1974 . Motivation is the core of management (Likert 1961 Motive is an inner state that energizes , activates , or moves and that directs human behavior towards goals (Berelson , 1964 . A motive is restless , a lack , a force . Once in the grip of a motive , the organism does something to reduce the restlessness to remedy the lack , to mitigate the force (Fillmore 1970 . The subject of employee 's attitudes relating to `job satisfaction ' and `organizational commitment ' are of major interest to the field of organizational behaviour and Human resource management . This is because of the fact that only a satisfied employee can have organizational commitment . `Organizational commitment is an attitude of an individual with a strong desire to remain a member of a particular organization with willingness to exert high levels of effort on behalf of the organization , accepting the values and goals of the organization . Incidentally , Organizational commitment can be expected only from a satisfied worker and a satisfied worker is always a motivated worker...