Topic > The importance of motivation: hierarchy of needs of...

The results of a survey conducted showed that "the main motivator was 'enjoyment of work' for 59% of those interviewed." Examining the key motivators shows that there is much more behind motivation than just financial incentives, as employees value the satisfaction of needs other than just money. It ties into the fairness theory that everyone wants to be treated well by others and employers need to understand and embrace this to truly succeed in business. Managers can use these theories to help them understand employee needs and how unique an individual is by communicating with employees to find out what they can do to help them, for example by introducing different working arrangements such as flexible hours where the employee can choose when to work core hours to suit your personal life or job sharing where two or more people can separate a traditional job and its hours to allow them to have greater control of their work allowing them to work to the best of their ability , thus motivating them. Employee engagement could be used by employers to motivate employees in retail