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Theories And Methods Regarding Employee Motivation

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  • Laurentiu-Stelian MIHAI

    (University of Craiova Faculty of Economics and Business Administration)

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Nowadays, more and more companies from the international business environment, are starting to consider their own employees as a more important resource than the financial capital or the physical assets. This is why the employee motivation is becoming one of the main focuses amongst the companies who want to maintain a competitive position in the market. Motivation, as an instrument used for the increase of human resource productivity, can take different shapes, according to the psychosocial profile of each employee. Thus, the managers should build a personal relationship with their employees and try to understand their expectations regarding to what the company can offer then. Moreover, managers should understand which are the best methods through which they can increase their employee’s satisfaction, so they can fulfill their task at an optimum level. This paper aims to present a series of theories and methods employee motivation, their advantages and disadvantages and the situations in which these theories can be successfully applied.

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  • Laurentiu-Stelian MIHAI, 2014. "Theories And Methods Regarding Employee Motivation," Annals of University of Craiova - Economic Sciences Series, University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 2(42), pages 248-254.
    • Handle: RePEc:aio:aucsse:v:2:y:2014:i:42:p:248-254
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    Keywords

    motivation; human resources; leadership; employee; Maslow; Herzberg;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • M50 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - General
    • M59 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Other

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