Work motivation prevails when there is alignment between individual and organisational goals. Work motivation also comes into being when achievement of organisational goals is associated with personally desired outcomes, such as a sense of achievement or personal gain.
While work performance is dependent on, or limited by, resource availability and worker competencies, the presence of these factors is not sufficient as such, to ensure desired worker performance. This is the reason why companies all over the world consciously include motivating employees as part of their strategies. When a company embarks on strategies to motivate employees without specific goals, those strategies will not be as beneficial to the company, and outcomes may not be as positive as the strategy makers may have hoped for. Specific goals in terms of strategy and performance must be stipulated beforehand and ways to measure the required performance standards should be in place. Employees should be made aware of such efforts and how their performance will be measured. A company that makes an effort to motivate its employees will remain competitive and more productive in the long run. This dissertation seeks to establish whether motivational strategies implemented at Metsimaholo District Hospital have achieved the required results of improving employees' performance. For any company to survive and stay competitive, it is very important that its employees are motivated, because motivated employees in a motivating environment will easily be driven to believe that if they put more effort in performance, their needs will be met. When employees feel their personal needs are met at their workplace, they find fulfilment through performance of their duties. They become productive and the company can achieve its production needs and reach its desired level of service delivery. In its attempt to meet critical employee needs to ensure better performance, Metsimaholo District Hospital has implemented different motivational strategies, which are discussed in this study, namely:
Performance Development Management System;
Occupational Specific Dispensation; Training; Financial rewards; Supportive management and leadership; and Individual employee locus of control. Feedback received from the empirical investigation shows that the abovementioned motivational factors have an impact on the way employees perform their duties. When implemented correctly, they encourage employees to perform their duties better. On the other hand, if they are not implemented correctly, or are perceived by the employees as not beneficial to them, or as not assisting to meet their personal needs, they can de-motivate employees and negatively affect their performance. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2009.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/2525 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Matsie, Manako Alice Tsoana |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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