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Employee motivation in current literature: a systematic search

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  • Iveta Kmecová

    (Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Czech Republic)

  • Kateřina Jíchová

    (Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to systematise approaches to motivation in current professional literature and identify key factors influencing employee motivation, thereby contributing to both theoretical understanding and practical improvement of human resource management in organisations. To this end, a systematic literature review of professional articles published in the Web of Science database in 2024 is conducted, using the VOSviewer programme to analyse and visualise key concepts and the relationships between them. The results show that employee motivation to enhance work performance is mainly influenced by quality support and leadership from direct superiors, autonomy in decision-making, ethical leadership, the integration of environmental values into human resource management (commonly referred to as green HRM), and the effective use of digital tools and technologies. The analysis also confirms that two main theoretical models dominate the current professional literature, namely the AMO (Ability, Motivation, Opportunity) model and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM).

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  • Iveta Kmecová & Kateřina Jíchová, 2025. "Employee motivation in current literature: a systematic search," Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, VsI Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, vol. 13(1), pages 437-452, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ssi:jouesi:v:13:y:2025:i:1:p:437-452
    DOI: 10.9770/g5942955349
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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