Introduction: Motivation is a multifaceted area, due to the fact that the mind of every human being is unique. Despite that the topic of work motivation has been studied thoroughly by many scholars, there still is no universal description of how to motivate people. The reason to why this research area is “unsolved” is hard to say, but one explanation could be that motivational factors change over time and depend on individual factors such as age, life stage, and duration of employment. Research question: Why are individuals motivated by different factors at work? Purpose: The aim of this thesis is to study the reasons behind the differences in motivational factors between five individuals employed within business administration at three different companies. Methodology: We have used a qualitative method based on five interviews and five observations of employees working within business and administration at three different companies situated in Växjö. The empirical findings have been analysed from a qualitative point of view. Final discussion: Our conclusion drawn from the empirical findings is that some factors, such as security and salary, are related to life stage and change over time. Other factors stay the same during the whole working life, such as the desire for personal development. This conclusion can be drawn since motivation is not only a trait of character that someone either has or not has; motivation occurs in the interaction between an individual and the situation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:vxu-1512 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Kraft, Ramona, Sjunnesson, Caroline, Borg, Emelie |
| Publisher | Växjö universitet, Ekonomihögskolan, EHV, Växjö universitet, Ekonomihögskolan, EHV, Växjö universitet, Ekonomihögskolan, EHV |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Page generated in 0.0024 seconds