Question

Locate 2 peer-reviewed articles from academic journals related to motivation concepts and applications in organizations and summarize and discuss.

Be sure to include reference citations for support.

Answer 1

• The effect of employees’ motivation on organizational performance byOsabiya, Babatunde Joseph;Journal of Public Administration and Policy Research:-The study seeks to unravel the factors that affect construction workers’ motivation and the corresponding effect of the identified motivational factors on workers’ performance and overall productivity. The survey revealed that, among the top ten critical factors (teamwork, work based on contract, supervision based on leadership by example and provision of equipment) had great effect on motivation as well as impact on productivity. More so communication, love and belongingness, opportunity to undertake challenging task, identification with goal and overtime were among the critical factors.All motivated workers are pampered in their effort to
  perform creditably well in their functions. The needs and wants of the employees should be looked into.The use of periodic performance reviews, basing recognition upon systematic evaluation would also help motivate workers.

• Impact of Employee Motivation on Employee Performance by Irum Shahzadi et.al;European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online);Vol.6, No.23, 2014 :-The results of this study show that significant and positive relationship exists between employee motivation and employee performance. It is also concluded that intrinsic rewards has a significant positive relationship with employee performance and employee motivation. This study concludes that employee perceived training effectiveness has a negative relationship with motivation. It is also proved from to their responses, they were provided with the training courses but this training was not implemented by them in their routine teaching as they considered it to be ineffective. They were not satisfied with the training provided to them and this affected their motivation to teach.