Question

Locate 2 peer-reviewed articles from academic journals related to motivation concepts and applications in organizations and summarize and discuss in two(2) paragraphs. Be sure to include reference citations for support.

Please ensure to cite sources and include references.

Answer 1

Pillay and Cardenas (2015) article explores the impact of unconscious motivational factors that play a role in employee motivation in an organisational framework. They analysed existing research in neuroscience which suggested that conscious motivations often have to compete with unconscious motivations and focusses on various other hidden factors that play a role in determining organizational performance. Based on this review, the researchers proposed an alternate structure of motivation and suggested a framework for applying this structure. Hey

Raeespoor et al. (2015) attempted to analyse the precise impact of employee motivation on customer satisfaction using a qualitative study methodology. By reviewing existing literature in the field, the researchers identified the benefits of employee motivation particularly on customer satisfaction and ultimately on the performance of the business. Furthermore, they also proposed strategies of enhancing employee motivation in an organisational framework.

References:

Pillay, S. S. and Cardenas, J. (2015). The Unconscious Determinants of Motivation in Organizations: Implications for Human Performance. Performance Improvement, 54, 22–29. doi:10.1002/pfi.21473

Raespoor, A., Loghmani, S. A., Rashidi, V., Noshadian, A., Khani, A. M. and Ansari, M. (2015). Survey of Evaluation Outcome of Motivation in Organizations. Advances in Environmental Biology, 9(2), 863-868.