Employee Behaviour

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Introduction

To organizations, humans are wonderful resources, because they are

compact and multi-purpose, capable of simple manual tasks or dealing

with complicated machines. However, there is a problem - how to get

employees work effectively and productively? Is their behaviour just a

reflection of individual differences? Or can they achieve more

effective and efficient performance as motivated by organization?

According to Moorhead & Griffin (1998, 1), Employee performance is

frequently described as a joint function of ability and motivation,

and one of the primary tasks facing a manager is motivating employees

to perform to the best of their ability. In this essay, we are

attempting to analyze the influence of work motivation as the set of

internal (e.g., individual needs and motives) and external (e.g.,

organizational reward systems, the nature of the work being performed)

forces that initiate work-related behavior of employees.

1. The impact of individual difference on employee behaviour

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Since individuals have different abilities, personalities, learning

experiences and attitudes, it's not surprising that they perceive work

in different ways, bring different qualities to the workplace and have

different aspirations to the jobs (Mullins 2002). Variable

individuality consists of many criteria, such as gender, age, ability,

personality and perception etc. Each of those may lead to different

behaviour to individuals. E.g. female employee, comparing to male

employee, may appear more sensible and considerate when dealing ...

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... employee behaviour is not only just reflection of individual

differences, it also can be influenced and even altered by external

incentives from organization. We attempted the main factors that can

motivate employees in their jobs to support this standpoint. As

complementary, we also briefly mentioned the ways that managers can

use to motivate employees for achieving high performance and

productivity.

Motivation has been described as "one of the most pivotal concerns of

modern organizational research" (Baron 1991: 1). Employers must

understand what motivates employees, such an understanding is

essential to improve productivity and, ultimately, to ensuring the

success of the company. Therefore, to motivate subordinates in right

way is vital for every manager in order to influence and improve

employees' behaviour.

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